Astro’s Playroom Review: More Than A Tech Demo For PS5’s DualSense

Astro’s Playroom was the first game I booted up after turning on my brand spanking new PlayStation 5, freshly delivered from Amazon. It was an easy decision, even with Demon’s Souls and Spider-Man: Miles Morales ready to go. Pre-installed to every console, Astro’s Playroom was designed to show off the DualSense controller with features like […]

The $70 Video Game: Why Game Pricing Should Be More Flexible

After 15 years, it seems that game prices are finally set to rise once more. As you’ve probably already heard, it’s been revealed that the PS5 and Xbox Series X versions of NBA 2K21 will carry an MSRP of $69.99 USD. That’s a full $10 higher than the $59.99 we’ve all been accustomed to for […]

Pokémon Sword And Shield: Why The Expansion Pass Is A Better Approach Than Upper Versions

Pokémon Sword and Shield is my comfort food. It was always going to be my comfort food. Even as controversy brewed over everything from Dexit to tree textures, I remained excited for the eighth gen Pokémon release. When I finally got my hands on a copy of Sword, it was exactly what I expected. More […]

An Ode To E3

E3 is dead. Long live E3. On March 11, 2020, the ESA formally announced the cancellation of this year’s E3, only a few short days before mass shutdowns started to occur across the United States. Three months later and E3 2020 would have officially been underway this week. It’s finally starting to sink in. I […]

The Top 7 Things Final Fantasy VII Remake Did That I Absolutely Loved

After 23 long years, Final Fantasy VII has been remade. (To a degree, at least.) And I’ve spent a large portion of the last couple months processing it. For nearly the entire time playing Final Fantasy VII Remake, I couldn’t stop thinking about how surreal the experience was. The very idea of this game has […]

The 10 Star Wars Games That Defined My Relationship With The Franchise

Star Wars might be the most significant media franchise to ever have an impact on my life. Of course, like so many others, it wasn’t just the movies themselves that made an impact on me. It was the novels, the TV shows, the action figures, the music, and even the toy lightsabers. Star Wars is, […]

The Joyous Simplicity of the Nintendo Switch Capture Button

In the past decade, video games have become increasingly self-aware of their own inherent beauty. Game worlds are growing larger, more detailed, and vividly lifelike. It’s impressive to behold, doubly so if you’ve been playing games since before the HD era. The natural culmination of all this? Photo modes have now become a common feature […]

Gaming During a Pandemic: Social Distancing Isn’t Too Hard With a Backlog This Large!

When I started Wyatt Mode at the beginning of 2020, I certainly can’t say that this was what I was expecting to write about within only three short months. Yet here we are. I don’t need to waste a ton of space catching anyone up on the details. The coronavirus pandemic is here. We’re all […]

Nintendo Direct Mini March 26, 2020 Reactions

After many long months of waiting, Nintendo finally dropped a Direct. Well, a “Direct Mini.” Our last Nintendo Direct Mini was over two years ago on January 11, 2018. At just over 28 minutes long, today’s Direct was twice the length of that one. I’m beginning to wonder exactly how Nintendo defines their Directs internally. […]

5 Video Game TV Adaptations I Want To See

After years of mediocrity, video game adaptations are entering somewhat of a renaissance. Detective Pikachu and Sonic The Hedgehog enjoyed back-to-back success at the box office, proving that an audience really does exist for these films. Heck, even the new Tomb Raider did okay (and is getting a sequel). With plenty more in various stages […]