Spacepickle’s Backlog Blog

  • I Finally Beat Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    This article contains spoilers! Don’t read it if you haven’t beat the game! A while back, I made a blog post about Expedition 33. I was optimistic about beating this one because I was having a blast. I already outlined my thoughts about the general gameplay and visuals of the game, and those words still…

  • The Handhelds That Didn’t Let Me Down: Nintendo Switch Lite

    As I discussed in my last post, I’ve had the honor of trying out tons of handheld game consoles. In this series I’m looking at the ones I’ve enjoyed and still use on the regular. Today’s post is about the Switch Lite. I got mine when I found a TV on the side of the…

  • The Handhelds That Didn’t Let Me Down: Sony PSP

    Pictures are (hopefully) coming soon. Stay tuned. Thanks to my side hustle of buying and selling ludicrous numbers of game consoles at unsustainably low profit margins, I have had the opportunity to own and enjoy tons of different handheld game consoles. In this series I’d like to explain why these are the ones I have…

  • What’s on My Backlog, and Why

    I started this blog specifically so I could stay motivated to work my way through my backlog and get some writing practice in the process. In today’s article I’m going to be diving deep into the nitty-gritty of each game, including why it made the list. It’s important to note that my backlog is pretty…

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

    Expedition 33 is a game that I have been thoroughly enjoying over the past nine months. I’ve played it off and on, really loving my time with the game but constantly being distracted by games like Cyberpunk or Battlefield 6. A week or two ago I sat down and wasn’t in the mood for a…

  • Beating Expedition 33 Before Marathon Comes Out

    As I’m sure you are aware, Marathon is a game that has generated quite a bit of discourse lately. They just wrapped up their “server slam” event yesterday, and it was an absolute blast. I even streamed the game a couple times, something that I’ve never done. All this is to say, the game is…