After last week’s post, I got to thinking a little bit. Despite all of the cool games that are still coming out, it’s still awfully easy to focus on the gaming business’s negative aspects. Like, it’s really tempting to talk about the Microsoft layoffs and all of the resulting studio closures and game cancellations, but,…
Tag: Signalis
Revisited: Nostalgia or Not?
Hey all! I hope you’re enjoying the summer and not cooking too much in the heat! I’ve been staying in and gaming as much as I can, but with family visiting I’ve got not choice but to go cook in the sun while we all have fun taking in the sights together here in Japan….
Hat’s Ten Favorite Games From the Past Ten Years or So
I probably don’t need to tell any of you that 10 years is a long time, so picking just 10 games out from a literal decade of awesome stuff took some real thought. There are of course the games you instantly remember, but ot all of those were great experiences, you know? Sometines you can…
Hatmonster’s 2023 GotY: BG3 and…
I’ve been hearing a lot of talk recently calling 2023 one of the best years in gaming. To be completely honest, I don’t see it. I mean, yeah, a lot of pretty good stuff came out this year, but I feel as though very little of it was actually memorable or impactful. In my case,…
Listmas 2023: Gaming Gifts for Sci-Fi Nerds
As Cary pointed out in our official kick-off to the season, Listmas time is here again already! It doesn’t matter how old you get, the fact that December can just one day arrive is always just such a wild phenomenon, I think. Anyway, we are indeed carrying on the Listmas tradition in this year of…
Only One “First”
This past week, my game of choice has been Dredge. It’s a fishing game with eldritch horror elements, and I’ve found myself really enjoying the progression of both the atmosphere and fishing gameplay. I’ve also rather enjoyed learning more about this mysterious world I’m playing in and pulling back the layers of its core mystery….
Nostalgia or Not?
As I’ve gotten older, I’ve found myself wondering just how much my judgement of games is impacted by nostalgia and my likes/dislikes now being long established. I can (and often do) greatly enjoy new games, but I must admit that I seem to have an appreciation for older design styles. This doesn’t mean I blanketly…
Signalis Hit Harder Than Expected
I’ve brought it up a couple times already, but I just cannot seem to get Signalis out of my head lately. It’s not so much because of its gameplay though. Classically good as its systems and mechanics are, I found myself much more spellbound by everything surrounding it: the artwork, the atmosphere, the characters, the…
Compelling Inconveniences
It’s probably safe to say that most of us dislike inconvenience. I mean there’s almost no reason not to dislike it right? Having to wait; having to make extra trips or having to do extra chores, it’s all annoying, right? I feel that this is as true in games as it is in real life…well,…
More Classic than Classic
I had a thought dawn on me a little while ago, one that’s been poking at me more and more as of late. It started out as more of a inkling than a thought; a feeling that I couldn’t quite put my finger on. As I’ve played more “throwback”-style games though, the more defined this…
VIRTUAL BASTION 