It’s the end of December, and that means it’s time for what is personally my favorite post of the year to write. It’s a wrap-up of all the things I loved in video games this year. Top 10-style lists are just too hard for me when it comes to picking my favorite games. Instead, I… Continue reading What I Loved in Video Games in 2015
Between humongous games like Fallout 4 and mobile gems like Lara Croft GO, it's been a great year for gaming. I usually shy away from creating "best" lists for recent titles, because it's easy to get overly excited about that-game-you-just-played and think it’s the best thing ever. New things always seem shiny, but shiny doesn’t last. Then you start… Continue reading 5 of the Most Interesting Games I Played This Year (Listmas 2015)
Last month I spent an evening playing Her Story on my iPhone. (It’s also available on Windows and OS X.) I’d read about it and had it recommended to me by a coworker, so as soon as I had a couple hours to myself, I dove in. (No big spoilers, but beware if you want to… Continue reading Simple Mechanics to Tell a Complex Story in “Her Story”
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