David V. Kimball's Blogger

Twitter is now "X"

noreply@blogger.com (David V. Kimball) — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0000

It makes me a bit sad if I'm honest. I loved the Twitter brand. It's stood the test of time since it's latest logo iteration from 2012.

I hope X retains its roots as an open social platform for meeting like-minded people and making connections over shared interests. That's always where Twitter shined the most.

Here's to remaining optimistic despite the brand change!

neocities page

noreply@blogger.com (David V. Kimball) — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 20:22:00 +0000

Just published my neocities page, would love for you guys to check it out, maybe give it a rating from 1-10.

Bonus points if you find the hidden Easter Egg! 👀

Moving on...

noreply@blogger.com (David V. Kimball) — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 09:58:00 +0000

Well I didn't get very far with this.

You can follow up with me at davidvkimball.com!

Thanks for reading!

David

I think the Granny in Harvest Moon 64 is a little confused..

noreply@blogger.com (David V. Kimball) — Wed, 24 Dec 2014 20:51:00 +0000

No, Granny, that's a cat...not my child...

Sonic Games: How Long Will SEGA Be In Downhill Zone?

noreply@blogger.com (David V. Kimball) — Sun, 21 Dec 2014 06:44:00 +0000

As someone that has played (and loved) many of the Sonic the Hedgehog games, it has become quite clear that the quality of Sonic games have deteriorated greatly since its roots. Just look at the mediocre reviews of Sonic Lost World and the pretty miserable scores Sonic Boom has received. What happened, Sonic Team?

However, out of the most unpopular Sonic games (Sonic '06, Shadow the Hedgehog, Sonic R) I have to say I don't hate "Modern Sonic" games. Everyone wants Sonic to go back to the sidescrolling 2D game genre. I am a minority legacy Sonic fan, in the sense that I loved many of his 3D adventures and would claim that they're good enough to be numbered among the Sonic 2s and Sonic CDs.

A great example of this would be Sonic Generations. Fantastic game! I find myself playing the 3D levels MUCH more than the 2D ones, but even the 3D zones incorporate elements of the 2D style of gameplay. I feel like if SEGA stuck with this style of genre, their games would do very well. Imagine...Sonic Unleashed minus the werehog levels! The daytime levels in that game were incredible. Why can't we see more of that style in more new Sonic games?

If SEGA would just release a true Sonic Adventure 2 successor...say a, oh I don't know, Sonic Adventure 3 (did you read that, SEGA? Go ahead and go over the bold part a few more times. Sounnddddssss like a good ideeaaaaaaaa, doesn't itttttttttttttt??), that game would sell like hotcakes. Plenty of people feel nostalgia toward the Sonic Adventure series, and let's face it, a more polished version of Sonic '06 could have been really good.

Also, they should actually finish the game and not keep letting it be buggy and not ready for release.

Also, people look to Sonic Heroes as the beginning of the downfall of Sonic, but I loved that game. I also loved Shadow the Hedgehog, and actually played through all of Sonic '06...so maybe I'm not a credible source. Anyone who's done that has got to be a fanboy.

I guess, if you were to think of a way for SEGA to "fix" Sonic, what ideas would you have, readers? You can only combine speed and platforming in a 3D environment in so many ways. I'd love to hear your thoughts.

So TL;DR version: SEGA should make more Sonic Unleashed (DAYTIME levels)/Sonic Generations-styled Sonic games and include elements from the Sonic Adventure story and use an overworld. This would mix the exciting modern Sonic gameplay while incorporating elements of the 2D Sonic games that everyone loves (high-speed platforming) and the storyline from the Adventure games with which people can identify.

A Gaming Blog

noreply@blogger.com (David V. Kimball) — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 04:03:00 +0000

It is now the time, I believe, to begin writing about something about which I am passionate: video games.

Gaming. That pastime that I figured I’d grow out of but have instead found myself fondly coming back to. The worlds of Mario, Princess Zelda, Master Chief, Fox McCloud, Samus Aran, Bayonetta, and Sonic the Hedgehog are just too good to pass up.

So here I am, writing about it. I hope you enjoy my thoughts and that you’d want to contribute as well.

Cheers!

David