Tag: video games

Listmas 2023: Beautiful Games That Will Save on Wrapping Paper 

Wrapping paper is not usually sufficient to hide the presence of a video game.  We all know the relative shape and size, so it’s really just to hide its specific identity.  But there are some games that are just too beautiful to be covered up by some brightly colored, winter-themed paper.  For these games, you…

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Listmas 2023: Gaming Goodies for BioWare Buffs

It goes without saying that I enjoy BioWare’s games. True that I’ve not played each and every game the studio has offered since its inception, but I can say that I love their brand of gaming. Deeply narrative, infused with choice, and set in imaginative worlds, BioWare has hit some lasting homeruns with the likes…

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Listmas 2023: Unique Gifts for Undertale Fans

Like a lot of people, I love collecting cool merch for my favorite games.  At first, I really only bought the occasional plush or Funko.  When I first really got into collecting game merch, however, was when I happened upon a cool site called Fangamer while on the hunt for a physical copy of Undertale. …

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Listmas 2023: Games for Folks who Hanker for History

Considering that a large part of my life has revolved around preserving history, one might think that my game habits would lean in that direction. As it goes, the opposite is more true than less. But, just because my own library and subsequent recommendations from it aren’t heavy history hitters content-wise, it doesn’t mean that…

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Listmas 2023: Games for Mythology Fans

Mythology was always one of the most interesting topics I got to learn about in high school and college.  It was on these occasions that school didn’t feel like a chore, and these were the few lessons that stuck in my head even into adulthood.  Important dates and events in American history?  Nope, I forgot…

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Listmas 2023: Listing Lists about Giving Gifts

Ten years ago, we celebrated our very first Listmas. At the time, we were United We Game, and Listmas – the Christmastime blogging celebration that’s all about making lists (and checking them twice!) – was a small effort that was meant to serve as lighter writing/reading fare over Christmas week. A decade and a name…

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Three Siblings Unite in Greak: Memories of Azur

Greak: Memories of Azur tells the story of three Courine siblings who are split up and must reunite after their land has been ravaged by the Urlag invasion.  This 2D Metroidvania-style game features hand-drawn environments, an epic soundtrack with some strong fantasy vibes, and three playable characters, the youngest sibling, Greak, the middle sibling and…

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