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Game of the Year 2018

14 items in list • Created Aug 8, 2018

Game of the Year 2017

13 items in list • Created Aug 21, 2017

2016 games of note

12 items in list • Created Aug 21, 2016

Game Of The Year 2015 (speculative)

8 items in list • Created Aug 24, 2015

the ten best games i played in 2014

8 items in list • Created Dec 3, 2014

My Top 10 Games of 2013

10 items in list • Created Dec 16, 2013

Predestination.

May 9, 2015

A man walks alone down a dark, wooded path. in the distance he can see a fork in the road. He feels a sudden tautness in his chest, and his heart begins to race. As the approaches the point of convergence he sees two boxes lying in the dirt. One containing a Saitek X52 HOTAS Flight Control System, and the other containing a Nintendo Wii U 32GB Console Splatoon Special Edition Bundle. Each box s...

On Ryan Davis.

Jul 8, 2013

(i wrote this out as a way to help me sort out my feelings on the news. im fine with no-one ever reading it but i really needed to write it.) okay so ive been off the internet since last weekend, and i come home to find out that Ryan Davis has passed away. as I'm trying to process this, i find myself hoping its a prank, or a stunt. maybe Ryan always wanted to fake his own death and he pulled hi...

So, I started up Yakuza 4

Apr 13, 2012

About 2 weeks ago, I finished up Yakuza 3, which was one of the games along with uncharted and MGS4 that motivated me to buy my PS3. I thought it had a very fun story with a lot of “ANIKI!!” and “OMAERA!!!” being shouted and a lot of suit jackets, shirts, and ties being ripped off with one hand before brawls ensue. I had a few criticisms by the end, like the combat becoming too repetitive by th...

On the subject of the Mass Effect series and how it ended.

Apr 13, 2012

I know talking about the ending has been done to death, but I just wanted to get my thoughts on it written down. I originally posted this on Destructoid's community blogs, but i wanted to throw it up here as well. also, there are spoilers in this. but i assume you knew that by the title. "Liara, we need to talk about all those screens in your room. do you ever use them? how much did we even spe...

My Problem With Commitment in the Realm of Entertainment

Sep 7, 2011

Its not really as bad as it looks. Laser axes are pretty cool. Allow me to describe my problem. If I know something is good (be it a game, film, TV show, whatever), and if it would require even the most minimal commitment of attention or emotion, I will avoid engaging with it in favor of a lower impact or lower quality experience. This re-entered my mind as I was compiling a list of all the mov...