Five Things: March 2, 2023
"It's basically Pop-Up Video 3.0." Five things for March 2, 2023. That's it! That's the excerpt.
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Five Things: February 2, 2023
"Accountability rolls downhill in Corporate America." Five things for February 2, 2023. That's it! That's the excerpt.
On Shadowrun: Nostalgia for a Game I’ve Never Played
I honestly don't know how Shadowrun escaped me all these years, but its combination of D&D, The Matrix, and Mission: Impossible is 100% my shit! Imagine: fantasy races, magic, cyberpunk, and elaborate heists sitting atop an intricately fleshed out near-future world that uses the Mayan Long Count calendar and corporate greed as its main pillars. It's as problematic, corny, and compelling as you'd think — and I'm totally digging it.
Five Things: January 19, 2023
"We have the power to say (and do) something about the situation." Five things for January 19, 2023. That's it! That's the excerpt.
OH, SNAP! My Games of the Year for 2022
I'm rarely playing the newest releases so most annual lists don't often reflect my favorites, but thanks to Game Pass, my 2022 playlist included a broader range of new (and new-to-me) games than usual, including several I probably wouldn't have played otherwise. After all of the above, it might be surprising that Marvel Snap isn't at the top of my list, but as much fun as it is, Citizen Sleeper was better in different ways.