Year: 2021

Strained patience threads: How games (don’t) earn the “the-tutorial-you-don’t-notice” trophy.

2021-09-29 / Moments /
2021-09-25 / Places /

Duels to the death – almost! When my brother and I played Pro Evolution Soccer against each other, resentment, hatred and provocation were the constant watchers. We often didn’t speak to each other for several days afterwards. A guide to escalation.

2021-09-18 / Moments /

When I mess up a trick in “Skatebird,” my budgie plops off the board, rolls motionless across the floor, and eventually comes to a stop. In this frozen state, he always reminds me of the morning when I was a kid and found that my budgie Ricky had died overnight and fallen off his perch onto the cage floor.

Daspota: Picturesquely situated on the Gulf of Prem. Unfortunately filled to the brim with thugs and pirates. A good occasion for the biggest grindfest ever.

2021-09-11 / Moments /

The Witness looks like a simple but pretty puzzle game. But it contains a treasure that is more valuable to me than all the money in the world.

In 1991, I thought the ending of Monkey Island 2 was dumb. 30 years later, I feel the same way. But for completely different reasons.