In late 2016 I started a video game podcast with a few friends of mine. Podcasts had become a big part of my life and I looked forward to shows like the Beastcast, Bombcast, Into the Nexus, and Harmontown dropping each week. I loved thinking about games and discussing them, and having a scheduled weekly session for it seemed wonderful. I wasn't getting into it to make money, make a name for mys...
For much of the year I thought I might have a hard time building a solid list of 10 games. As it turned out, I could have made a top 20 without much trouble. So it was a good year for games, but maybe there weren’t many 10/10 classics for me. First up, my Old Game of Year: Yakuza 0 The dichotomy between Yakuza 0′s melodramatic main story and its silly tongue-in-cheek side missions made the game...