Personally, 2024 was one of the best years for gaming in a long time, and I even played more acclaimed new releases than usual. I also replayed several old favorites that remain in heavy rotation, some as palate cleansers, some as in-between mains. These were my favorites, a few of which could have been my game of the year in any other year.
"I approve of the bird in a trench coat." Five Things for December 19, 2024
The AI hype train is reaching predictably ridiculous extremes in a desperate attempt to force acceptance of its “inevitable” narrative, and it’s partly because credulous journalists who should absolutely know better by now happily platform the worst of this nonsense.
"An actual local would justifiably call bullshit on that." Five Things for December 5, 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.
"Gladwell has always been an overrated hack." Five Things for November 21, 2024
Books I read, and a brief note on what I thought about each of them. Includes other media, too.