Winter in Gaming – Day 29 // Scott Pilgrim vs The World*

Whilst I’ve got love for every entry I’ve put forth so far, some entries have truly warmed me to write about because they either take me back to a simpler happy time, or they just remind me why video games have never ceased to exist as my premier hobby.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World: The Game is one of those games.

Going into 2010 I was undeniably excited for the Scott Pilgrim film to be released.  It pandered to the awkward dork like me.  Once the film landed I loved it.  As a single gamer between girlfriends at the time I could relate to the character in a number of ways and the careful attention in referencing nostalgic pop culture stuff is essentially my existence.

So naturally, the geek in me lasso’d onto the franchise and get deep into the fandom.  I bought the books, I bought t-shirt’s that only fans would recognise, I showed as many friends I could the film (possibly annoying others by narrating every reference I could from the film), and…I bought the game.

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