Author: Kinglink

I've been a gamer for over thirty years. A Game developer for over ten years, and a programmer, a nerd, an achievement hunter, and now have become a critic. These are my reviews.

Tokyo Xtreme Racer Franchise – Fixing a 20 year old game, and the future of the series

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I’m Kinglink and it’s been around a year since I did something. Maybe I should finally talk about it. But before we go into that, I want to take you back. Not a year, not 5 years, not even 15 years, but over 20 years and a touch before the most important part of this story. 

In 2001 I picked up a game, simply put it was really good. That game was known as Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero. This was already a large franchise before this point, which was relatively popular. It had two major releases on the Dreamcast. Technically, this was the thirteenth title in the series, so I was a bit late, and yet it was the first that I and many other people found because it was the first on the PlayStation 2

Now, I love driving, but since I’ve been living in Southern California for the last decade, driving is a lot less like the game, and a lot more like this. It doesn’t matter, middle of the night, and of course there’s traffic. The good news is that this is the type of escapism that Tokyo Xtreme Racer is designed for.

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Humble Choice October 2024 Review – So Long and Thanks for All the Games.

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I’m Kinglink and it’s October 2024. And this will be my final Humble Choice Review.

I mentioned at the end of the last video that I have been making Humble Choice Reviews for five years, as of September and so I’m making one last video for all of you. After that, I am not planning to continue the Humble Choice coverage on this channel. If you still want excellent reviews of the Humble Choice, please check out Stealthy Shiroen’s videos. I’ll try to add a card here, and a link in the description. 

That being said, I still have to cover the Humble Choice October 2024 review, and you know what, this is ending with a major set of games. 

One other piece of bad news, unfortunately there was an audio issue with at least with our first two games, the video won’t sound correct, however the audio did sound correct on my TV, so… There’s something going on but I don’t see any complaints about it so I’m assuming it’s a personal issue. There is enjoyable music still, but it’s lacking the central channel with the voice audio. I spent over two hours working on this. I’d work more on it, but with this being the last video. Ehh. we’ll live. These reviews have never been intended to be a Let’s Play, so check one of those if you want a better auditory experience.

Let’s get started with what’s on the screen.

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Humble Choice September 2024 Review

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I’m Kinglink. It’s the first week of September, so let’s do the Humble Choice September 2024 Review. 

We have a lot of major titles I’m excited to talk about, a pretty solid lineup at first glance. I’ve played these games on a Twitch stream, and I have played a few of these previously on Game Pass and owning them myself. Now we can talk about what the games are like, who is going to enjoy them, and if you should check them out. 

Let’s start with the awesome game already on screen. Take it away, Drax. 

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Humble Choice August 2024 – A roller coaster of emotions.

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I’m Kinglink and it’s my birthday month which can only mean it’s time for the Humble Choice August 2024 Review.

Oh boy, this is quite a month, we’ll be all over the place and you know, we finally have a month where all the headliners aren’t at the top of the list.  That’s a clue on how this will go. 

Let’s go through the rules.  I’ve played every game on stream, for at least an hour, mostly.  I can now tell you who will enjoy the game, what the game is like, and if you should check it out.  Afterward, we can rank them and talk about the entire bundle.  

But before we can talk about the sum of the parts… it’s time to talk about the parts.   Starting with. 

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Humble Choice July 2024 Review – A sequel to previous months

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I’m Kinglink and it’s currently July 4th, which only can mean its time for the Humble Choice July 2024 Review. 

This month we got a couple of big games, and some surprises from the smaller titles but before we get into that, I’ll remind you that I play each game on stream for an hour, I get to check out how they play, what they’re about and who is going to like them. And now I’m here to tell you what I’ve found. It’s a hard job but someone has to do it. 

With that said this is a pretty solid month with several good titles long-time fans might already recognize this game, when I checked it out on Game Pass, though I will admit I got a sense of Déjà vu while playing it because … I forgot I covered it before. 

Let’s get started with what’s on the screen. 

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Humble Choice June 2024 Review – That’s the Humble I Remember

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I’m Kinglink, it’s June so it’s time for the Humble Choice June 2024 review.  Almost half the year has passed and we’ve had some amazing bundles… And then there’s this month. 

Like always, I played these games on stream for an hour, 90 minutes for one of them, and I’m a bit surprised. After checking out the games, I can now tell you what the games are like, who’s going to like them, and if you should check them out. 

And if you’re wondering which game I played for 90 minutes… let’s talk about the game on the screen. 

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Humble Choice May 2024 Review – Two Major Headliners

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I’m Kinglink and it’s past the first week of May, so it’s time for a Humble Choice May 2024 Review. 

This month we have two headliners, and the first game is from my favorite series, so I’m ready to go. I’ve played all the games for an hour on stream, and one of them with the viewers as well. Now I can tell you what the games are like, how they play, and if you might enjoy them. 

There’s a lot to get through but I can’t wait to talk about the game already on the screen. Let’s get started! 

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Humble Choice April 2024 Review – Quite a month

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I’m Kinglink and it’s after April 1st, and that means it’s time for the Humble Choice April 2024 Review. 

While a lot of people fell for the fake Humble Choice list, this list is not a fool whatever that means.  This is the actual list of games in the Humble Choice, and while it won’t match the fake list.  This one has a lot of hidden power behind it, for the right player. 

But before we get into looking at the entire bundle, Let’s talk about what each game is about, who will like them, what’s good, and what’s bad about each offering.  I’m also going to start adding a link to the stream, for people who think the clips here are not long enough, I agree, but if you want 8 hours of me looking like a goober while playing games, there you go. 

Let’s start with what’s on the screen.

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Humble Choice March 2024 Review – 3 Major AAA titles

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I’m Kinglink, it’s March, so it’s time for the Humble Choice March 2024 Review. 

Once again I’ve streamed each game for an hour on Twitch and if you watch you probably know what I’m thinking but if not, I’m ready to let you know what’s hot and what’s not about each title, as well as if you should check them out, and who should play them. 

We have 8 games, as well as a mega-hit that hasn’t gone for that cheap before.  I also have a bit of history with two games, but it’s a pretty high-power month.  Let’s get started with what’s already on screen…

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Humble Choice February 2024 Review – Something for everyone

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I’m Kinglink in the shortest month, which means it’s time for the Humble Choice February 2024 Review.

Now this is a great month with several huge titles and a lot of value, but I’m getting ahead of myself.  I’ve done an 8-hour stream on Twitch, played through these games, and I’m also familiar with four of them due to previous experiences, so I’m ready to talk about who will like these games, why you should or shouldn’t check them out, and who they are going to appeal to.

With that being said, let’s start with the title already on screen, a game I fully played through on Xbox Game Pass, and that means I’m a fan. 

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