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Mouthwashing was weird
Recently I played Mouthwashing. It's a horror game about being stranded on a long haul spaceship after an accident, without hope of rescue, only for the crew to discover their cargo is thousands and thousands of boxes of mouthwash. It gets weird, quick.
... (keep reading)Foundation: from organic sprawl to production woes
I’ve always been a fan of city builders. Many city builders use a grid, which makes sense from a gameplay standpoint but can be limiting to creativity. Even in games that don’t require you to follow a grid - like Cities: Skylines - it’s easy to fall into building identical squares. It’s efficient and works just fine. But grids can be boring; grids are missing a soul: the aesthetics are repetitive, the feel is inorganic, and the layouts are predictable. I think of genres like city builders as a method of self-expression, and you do need a soul for that.
... (keep reading)Thoughts on 150+ PC Game Pass games
Is PC Game Pass worth it? Yeah, I think it mostly is, unless you’re ideologically opposed to it. You can stop reading now if you want. Otherwise…
... (keep reading)Indie detour: Kiosk
As I’ve gotten older, and as I have more responsibilities, I’ve been having more appreciation for short games. Smaller, more focused indie experiences are fun! After all, I love games as a medium, and shorter games allow me to experience even more games. Because of the indie titles mixed in, I get to experience around a hundred titles in any given year. It’s great.
... (keep reading)A nostalgic, flawed return to Oblivion
TES IV: Oblivion remaster shadow dropped on a random Wednesday. I don’t generally play games as soon as they come out; I’m more of a patient gamer. But I’ve been testing out PC Game Pass (I’m late to the train, I know), and I was able to pick it up “for free”. Oh, and be warned - nostalgia for 2005 is a factor in this review.
... (keep reading)Why I bounced off Avowed
For whatever reason Avowed didn’t really grip me. I spent 6 hours in the game, and ended up bouncing off.
... (keep reading)The Long Dark: interloper death march
I’ve played The Long Dark on and off before: I enjoy the slow-paced survival gameplay, and focus on grounded realism is not something that’s particularly common in survival games. I stumbled upon Majuular’s review of The Long Dark: I liked his take on the fact that The Long Dark difficulty doesn’t meaningfully change as you play: a campfire is just as welcoming after weeks pass in-game, and a wolf is just as dangerous as it was in the beginning of your run.
... (keep reading)Why I enjoyed Dread Delusion
I agonized about which game I’d like to write about first, and decided that Dread Delusion is the perfect candidate: I loved it, it tugged on my nostalgia strings, and it’s still fresh in my head. Let me tell you about why I enjoyed Dread Delusion.
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