The Zachtastic Movie Blog

Typically when it has come to video game reviews on my blog, I have tried to dedicate entire posts to one single video game. A lot of detail and care goes into most video games that I have and will write about on here. Therefore, the greater attention for these games is warranted. However, I am making an exception to this habit today. There are a few reasons for this, one of them being that I completed both Limbo as well as the currently available Shovel Knight campaigns. Considering that these games were Nintendo Switch ports of already-existing platformers — a genre I absolutely love — I figured that this would be fun to write about the two in a soft comparison. But it’s also for the sake of wanting to reserve some of my time for other posts. Don’t take that comment for granted, though, because both Limbo and Shovel Knight are very much worth the time of a gamer — especially one who owns a Nintendo Switch. As such, I hope you enjoy the thoughts which I have to share ...

Here is yet another brief but (mildly) important post that is simply going to serve as an update on things. After all, I have done some thinking with regards to my movie reviews and believe that it now time to make changes. These adjustments aren’t superficial, though, at least from my perspective. You see, oftentimes I have mulled over the concept of a critic utilizing a rating system for his reviews. I’ve considered the intelligent, well thought-out thinkpieces about the very ethics of movie review ratings multiple times over. Some other critics have debated whether or not it’s even worth it to have a rating system. Not only are ratings tough to keep track, but the very ethics of reducing the collective work of thousands to a point-based score is quite debatable. For me, however, using a rating system works. I’ve found that not only does it help me easily recall how I’ve reacted to one movie versus another, such also allows me to define to myself what my reaction to a partic...