Me looking back at this post now that I'm dealing with Jakotsu-baba

How much loot do you want? Nioh 3: Yes

It felt so far away for such a long time, but now it's suddenly going really fast. Just a little over 5 months until I'm getting married here. Can't wait 🤩

GOT THE BASTARD! Finally beat him after around 1 hour. No summons. Feels kinda good. Having that kind of patience is new to me 😂

Happy Nioh day to all those who celebrate! Nioh 3 wasn't on my top 25 most anticipated games of 2026 list. Yet, I am beyond hyped to play it today. What changed? Simply, I played the Nioh 3 demo, and it blew me away. My thoughts on it here. bignerdgaming.com/2026/02/06/n...

YO WTF IS THIS FIGHT

Well… I redid my entire recording of my Cairn review, and it’s finally live. Getting this video online was almost as much of a struggle as reaching the summit, so I hope you like it! 👇

Good Morning and happy Nioh 3 release day to everyone who has been looking forward to this! I'm still in the process of playing through the demo to see if this is for me. We'll see 😁 Have a good one, it's almost the weekend 🥳

The beauty of MIO: Memories in Orbit 🤩

Many of you don't know Dutch but I think this is the universal language for "I'm fucked". Looks like my laptop died. On which I have all my needed software to make my videos. The amount of times I thought "I should really make a back-up", before laziness took over 🙈

There are times when a game like Prison Boss Prohibition comes along, and I can't help but thoroughly enjoy myself.

Spent an hour recording my lines for the Cairn video review, struggling with the pronunciation of all these strange climbing words and just… English in general, only to find out my microphone settings had reset to a shittier quality for some reason. Guess I'm gonna go scream in my pillow

Since Some Loose Scraps is always a favorite, here are the loose scraps for Cairn

Cairn is a unique experience, one filled with a wide range of emotions and sensations. At times frustration and hopelessness, but above all struggle, resilience, and beauty. Cairn will stay with me for a long time. My full review 👇 bornformedia.com/cairn-review...

Me staring into the distance, wondering just how the hell I'm going to pronounce the word 'bivouac' in my upcoming video review of Cairn

After doing my top 10 video game conclusions last week, I naturally started thinking about my top 10 intros. These are the 10 that have stuck with me the most throughout my life. Enjoy! bignerdgaming.com/2026/02/03/b...

I spend way too much time thinking about gaming so if you want an idea of what it’s like inside my head, you’ll find a taste of that here 😅 Would appreciate any & all feedback! Let me know what you think of this newsletter-style format & we’ll see if I keep iterating on it 🧐

Cheeky little #promosky before I forget like always? Hi, I'm Chip. Bloody love a video game, and will happily gab away about them with you (and other things) Currently playing: - Borderlands - Cairn - Mass Effect - Divinity: Original Sin 2 Feel free to come say hi, hello or maybe even a hey

Cairn credits rolled! What a unique, captivating experience this was. Not perfect, but certainly memorable. This game managed to provoke feelings in me that not many others did. Mostly good ones. Full review coming soon ✍️

Trying to get through a Monday be like

I’m not sure I’ve ever actually done a #PromoSky, so here goes nothing! My name is Zack and I’m a gamer/writer in my 30s. I primarily write game reviews on my blog (link in bio) and love talking with all kinds of people about this wonderful hobby. I also enjoy Movies 🎥 Books 📚 Metal 🤘

Some of y'all should be detectives for real. Impressive stuff

One moment Cairn is therapeutic and giving me all sorts of zen vibes. The next I'm raging out if my mind. It's an interesting cocktail

I love how photo mode can do the exploring for me while I chill and keep myself out of danger 👌

Can't get over the beauty of Cairn 🤩 The survival meters drain so fast that I'm a bit too anxious to go exploring, though 😂

QUICK TIP for folks starting CAIRN There are 5 hidden “Advanced Training” objectives in the Climbing Gym at the start! Just walk up and climb any other wall after finishing the first 3. They get a LOT tougher! And while they don’t tutorialize further, they definitely sharpen your skills!

Inspired by a recent completion, I decided that it was time to rank my top 10 video game endings ever. It ended up being a surprisingly emotional journey, because these endings all hit very hard. I hope you enjoy reliving them as well. bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/30/b...

No XP, no level ups, no coins or special skills. In Cairn, your reward is a view like this, and I’m all here for it 🤩

Do I just suck at climbing or is Cairn tough as hell 🧗 Sure is pretty, though

Today we climb

SOMA tackles many deep and powerful themes. It's designed to make you think about the nature if existence. But for me, even though I think it was outside their intentions, it mostly made me think about how we treat people and "friends" online. bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/27/s...

If you aren't excited about gaming in 2026, well, you should be! As great as the last few years have been, I have a feeling 2026 will be even better. I have 25 games I'm very hyped for. 13 indies, and 12 AAA/AA. Here they are! bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/23/b...

Repetition sucks. Roguelikes involve a lot of repetition. Hence, roguelikes suck. So just HOW does Hades II manage to be so good?! I tried to put that into words in my full, spoiler-free review 👇

Hades II has the honor of being my first completed game of 2026! And what a game it was 🤩 fantastic in so many ways. Full review on its way ✍️ (which is about damn time because it's been a while)

Episode 5 of The Big Nerd Gaming Podcast is here with @cognitiveclips.bsky.social! It's the BNG + Friends top 10 games of 2025, done in the "Kinda Funny" style. There are... a lot of ties. And a lot of games I wasn't happy about 😭. Also on Spotify and Apple! youtu.be/YUjXRP1q9Go?...

Dear Gamers, this wasn't written with AI ...but why is that a headline? Please, if you have the time, read this: www.deargamers.net/blog/dear-ga...

The Mass Effect Trilogy is a MASTERPIECE. 🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤🖤

Games that refill your HP and MP whenever you level up

Turns out I wasn't lazy. I wrote this quick review about His & Hers. The “just one more episode” effect is strong. if you sit down simply looking to be entertained for a few hours, without overanalyzing whether every single detail is perfectly logical, you’re unlikely to be disappointed 👇

Watched all six episodes of His & Hers yesterday, and let me tell you, that shit was CRAZY. Might write a little review, since I should really do more series content to justify my blog name. Then again, I might be lazy. We’ll see. Anyway, highly recommend!

To me, Video Games are no different than Movies or TV Shows All 3 offer the same thing imo: ✅ Art ✅ Escapism ✅ Gripping Narratives ✅ Stunning Visuals ✅ Tremendous Fun People who say these are a waste of time are simply narrow minded and BORING 😤

3 more weeks until the release of Cairn. Really looking forward to this one!

My standard JRPG experience: 1. Who are these cringy, over the top characters? 2. Wait a minute, they're actually kind of okay 3. I fucking love these guys

My demo playtime of Trails in the Sky has come to an end...after 21.3 hours 😅 now to decide whether or not to go for the full version 🤔

It's time. My biggest annual post. The thing I work towards all year. 10 different top 10s for 2025. Roughly 30 games have at least one rank in here. 7300 words. If you actually read this, you are a legend. bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/04/t...

And we're off to the races! Here are 26 carefully curated indies to look out for in 2026.

Oh good snow and returning to work after a 2 week vacation. My 2 favorite things

Trails in the Sky is kicking my ass so hard that my trial hours are starting to look like a full playthrough

Have you always wanted to run your own newspaper? Neither have I, but News Tower gives you the opportunity and the tools to set up your own news tower (hence the name), and it turns out to be an entertaining pastime, at least for a while. My full review 👇

This is one of my biggest projects each year. My top 20 moments of 2025. 14 games. Over 5100 words. No one (as far as I know) goes harder on a favorite moments list than me! I avoided spoilers in any pictures or titles so it's easy to scroll through. bignerdgaming.com/2026/01/01/b...