Shantae Ranking - Dancing through the Danger

Dancing through a series of indie my personal MetroidVania darlings.

Schedule & Updates

June 2026

The place to read up on all the stuff I plan on writing this month and what I´m cooking up for the near future in general. As always, the schedule I talk about here is subject to change. Stuff might take longer or things may happen in the gaming space that might take priority. 

We’re getting close to the 2nd half of the year, aren’t we? With that, the big game releases are inching closer. From Marvel’s Wolverine to Fire Emblem: Fortune’s Weave and all the games that haven’t been revealed yet. I don’t think we’ll get too many surprises for 2026 though. GTA6 is supposed to release in November and we always knew that games would be pushed back because of that blackhole of an entertainment product. Microsoft admitted as much when they announced Fable got pushed back. If I put on a tin foil hat, I also think that’s why The Witcher 3: Songs of the Past is a 2027 release. They could get it finished this year but that would put it too close to GTA6 for CD Projekt Red’s comfort.

That’s fine by me actually. I have quite the backlog build up right now, from old classics such A Link to the Past to 2025 releases such as Metroid Prime 4 and Octopath Traveller 0. Games I intend to pick up and play in the coming weeks and months.

Well, while I’m not working on that 100% playthrough of Horizon Forbidden West that is. Now that it’s clear that Horizon Hunters Gathering pushed back the third and final chapter of Aloy’s story that will have to scratch that Horizon itch for the time being. I’ve been playing it for a week now and I’m already reminded of why this is my favourite Sony IP. It really captures that ‘chill and relax’ vibes for me when I play it… and that on the hard difficulty. Weird to think that once upon a time I didn’t touch side-quests because I found them to be too hard. I digress though. That’s something for that ‘Horizon Forbidden West: Complete Edition - Review’ that I might do once I’m done with this completionist replay.

Before all of those games reviews will make their way to this blog, I have the reviews for Tomb Raider 2 and Pokémon Black & White for you to enjoy. The former is one I promised you all nearly a year ago so it’s about time I made good on that. I also still have that update to my Shantae Ranking ready to go which I want to publish soon. I kept it on the shelves to fill any potential release gaps but since that hasn’t happened yet, the time I kept it back has become comically long. It’s time, is what I’m saying.

In terms of readership, let’s touch on that subject this month for I have a worthy update. Thanks to the 2nd season of Netflix’ Devil May Cry series and a few days that saw some older posts get a boost for some reason or another, including a 5-year-old article from when the PS5 had just launched, this is my second-best month ever. Even if I didn’t have that peak, based on the average readership, this month would’ve continued that upward trajectory regardless. This writing space is very much as hobby and I pick what to play and review pretty much for my own enjoyment and not what is hot at the moment, it’s why my growth has been so slow, but it’s exactly for that reason why I am so proud with the readership that I do have.

I’m happy to have you all give my little writing space the time of day and for that, I am very grateful!

As always, thank you for your continued reading! 

Your Writer,

F.T. Wolf

Comments

  1. Love your gaming-movie mashup! Chikorita’s my vibe too. Check [Eyes Never Wake]( https://eyesneverwake.com/ ) for more inspo—keep rocking it!

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    1. Thank you! As you´ve read, I´ve been toying with more movie content. Starting with video game movies is a good way to expand my niche without alienating my gaming focused readers.

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  2. Thank you for the Avatar Game Review! Started picking it up after years and found the review quite representative of the game! Keep going!

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    1. Thank you but could you tell me about which Avatar game you are talking about? I reviewed more than one after all.

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