Alright, it’s time to get this out of the way. I almost always avoid terrible games that I don’t enjoy, but now I need to know, what are some of the worst games my readers […] Read More
Category: Culture Commentary
Writings about the gaming culture and commentary of it.
I’ve been listening to a lot of atmospheric music lately while doing my work. Despite me being a rather positive and upbeat individual I have a huge soft spot for post-apocalyptic ambience and nuclear winter […] Read More
As many of you will already know, I love Necromancy. I even wrote a whole book about the subject! As such, whenever a fantasy game rolls around pretty much the first thing I research is […] Read More
It’s funny to think I’m nostalgic for a game from the 3DS era, and yet here we are, buying Pokemon Legends ZA because Pokemon X and Y were cherished memories of mine from not too […] Read More
With it being October most people are preparing for the scariest event of the year, Halloween! For those of us who prefer a computer screen to dark street corners this means plenty of horror and […] Read More
I mentioned before how I’ve come to love the ‘Hero’ archetype of character in games recently, well I think I’ve narrowed it down even further, I think I’ve come to love being a Berserker/Barbarian character, […] Read More
I’ve recommended channels before for relaxing music, and this one deserves special mention! Known as Nobody, they focus on playlists that evoke a certain feeling or emotion. This can be things from liminal spaces, to […] Read More
One thing that modern game culture seems to have brought about is the enjoyment of optimisation and streamlining. Things like tier lists and focused guides make learning about the games you play, even older ones, […] Read More
I’ve been playing the new Deep of Night game mode in Elden Ring: Nightreign and it’s highlighted to me one of the most unfortunate cases of lazy difficulty increases in game design, increase of enemy […] Read More
It’s rare that I feel a true sense of stress and pressure when playing a game, but when playing The Alters that is exactly what I felt. Everything was going wrong, everything felt like my […] Read More