Update: Turn of the Century Wrap-Up

I know… I said it last December. But this time I mean it. My “turn of the century” playthrough reviews are almost at an end. I thought I’d be done with these reviews at the beginning of the year. But, my plans were delayed by the building of my new PC. Then, a change to my work routine caused a huge reduction in my gaming time. Plus, every time I think I’m coming to a reasonable end of my backlog, a few games pop back up on my radar. But finally, the end of the PS1/GBC/N64 era is upon is. I am down to what I call the Final Four.

By the end of this month I will be posting three reviews:

For GBC: The Legend of Zelda – Oracle of Seasons/Ages

For PS1: Legacy of Kain – Soul Reaver

For PC: Forsaken (Remastered)

The Zelda titles have been on my list from day one. Soul Reaver should have been, since I reviewed the original game a while back. But somehow I overlooked it when making my list last year. Forsaken was a bit of a surprise. This was a game I enjoyed when it was originally released, but there just wasn’t a decent way to enjoy it on modern hardware. Then, out of nowhere a remastered version was announced and released by Nightdive. This update merges content from both the PC release and the N64 version of the game. I simply couldn’t pass the opportunity up, so I added to the queue.

The end of this month will also see  the long awaited release of the Shenmue I and II remasters. I never owned a Dreamcast, so I totally missed out on these classic games back in the day. Since they also fit into the era of games I’m currently reviewing, I naturally decided to include them. I have them preordered and I plan to dive into them on day-one.

Once these Final Four reviews have been posted, I can finally close the door on this era of my backlog. However, before jumping into the Game Cube/ GBA/PS2/Xbox generation, I do have a few miscellaneous things that I would like to do. 

Before proceeding, I’m going to do a quick “catch-up overview” of the previous eras that I’ve covered so far. For example, while discussed, I never had the chance to fully share my thoughts on a handful of ATARI 2600 classics for example. I also want to cover a few of the more obscure PC and console gems that I might have missed the first time around. Of course, I’ll still be peppering in a few modern reviews here and there.

In a nutshell, I fully expect to begin the 128-bit era at the beginning of next year… Yes, I know. A year later than expected. But I’m getting there!