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A Short Hike reminds us to take joy in diversion

Stop and smell the roses.

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Greed is ruining video games, not “DEI”

On layoffs and grifters.

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Finishing Dawntrail

A Realm (Re)Reborn, the Tournament Arc.

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This Trolley Has No Brakes

Between a rock, a hard place, and a swiftly oncoming trolley that just jumped the tracks.

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Help me dig upward

Update: on hitting goals and aiming for the moon

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Navigating Without a Map

on the tyranny of maps and metas

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The Comforting Tension of Still Wakes the Deep

In the North Sea, no one can hear you scream.

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What 1000xResist offers isn’t an ending, but a future

I’ve been thinking a lot about 1000xResist, the debut game by sunset visitor 斜陽過客, since I rolled credits on it a few weeks ago. More accurately I’ve been thinking about it since last year, when I reviewed its demo as part of LudoNarraCon coverage. I was happy to see the game still chugging along late […]

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Review: Destiny 2: The Final Shape

shape_final_final_final.doc I’ve been trying to figure out why I like Destiny – or if I even do – for the better part of the last five years. I go through periods of burnout with the game; deep, intense stretches of what I truly believe is hatred that gradually starts to wind down after a time […]

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Summer of Games 2024: Every Trailer Shown at the 2024 Devolver Direct Event

Do it for Volvy.