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The Pressure to Play

I’m not sure how much this applies to other hobbies, but with gaming it sometimes feels like something that must be done rather than something to enjoy at your leisure. This shouldn’t be the case since video games are inherently a pastime activity, yet it persists all the same and comes from a variety of…

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Dysmantle First Impressions

Somewhere, somehow, the game Dysmantle and I crossed paths at the end of 2023. I want to say that it it popped up as a suggested “casual” survival game on various lists, one that folks called underrated, but also…cozy? I swear that term showed up more than in descriptions I saw, “cozy.” Really? A survival…

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Pocket Pair Says Palworld Servers “Won’t Go Down” Despite Cost

So yet another week has passed since Palworld went into early access, and that week has seen the game grow even more. According to The Loadout, the game has seen more than 19 million players (and counting) log onto try the developer’s “ARK meets Pokemon” survival-crafitng game, and that it’s seemingly coming at ridiculous cost….

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Unravel: A Unique and Heartfelt Trip Down Memory Lane

Unravel is a puzzle-platformer where you play as a little creature named Yarny who can use his yarn to traverse beautiful, photo-realistic environments as we explore an old lady’s memories.  The whole mechanics of the game are extremely unique, with Yarny being able to make rope bridges and trampolines and lasso his yarn onto objects…

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A Question of Character(s)

I love a good character creator. I love spending time (more than some, less than others) making characters for adventures either new or familiar. What I think about most is who this person is going to be. In brand new games, my characters tend to start out as blank slates. Once I have some experience…

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Gravity Rush Makes Me Feel Like a Gravity-Defying Superhero

I’ve played plenty of games where your main character can fly or glide to a limited degree.  I had often thought that it would be pretty cool to play a game where you can fly to your heart’s content.  And that game, dear readers, is Gravity Rush, where you play as a girl named Kat…

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Wait…That’s It?!

I don’t know about you all, but I feel like there’s are few things more frustrating in games than a wholly unsatisfying ending. Well, in games that are otherwise functional, I mean. Gameplay certainly and often does have its frustrations can be sure, but those frustrations can either be compounded or entirely mitigated by how…

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