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Sturgeon's Law: The Year's Top 10%

Uni — Tue, 15 Dec 2020 14:00:00 +0000

The top 10% of games I played this year, since I was hiding all year and 10% of the total was greater than 10.

Rambling vague complaints at TLOU2

Uni — Wed, 24 Jun 2020 19:00:00 +0100

Unorganized vague critical rambling about TLOU2 that isn't from a fanboy of the first game or someone who hates LGBT people

Quick review: DJMax Respect V

Arc — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Competitive button tapping extreme edition, now on your local personal computing machine.

Uni's 2019 Wrapup

Uni — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 12:00:00 +0000

Uni spent a way too long writing like 38 pages of short game reviews of the things he played in 2019 so you better read it

Uni's 2018 Wrapup

Uni — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 18:00:00 +0000

Uni spent a few hours writing over 50 paragraphs of short game reviews of the things he played in 2018 so you better read it

It's not what it looks like! Some thoughts on Nioh and its context in gaming.

Uni — Sun, 05 Nov 2017 15:00:00 +0000

Nioh was both hyped and maligned for being Team Ninja's attempt at Dark Souls, but there's more to it than meets the eye.

A Step into the Twilight Zone

Uni — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 18:00:00 +0100

The Twilight Zone is my favorite TV Show of all time, and I wanted to share it with people for a Spooptober special.

Uni's (first?) Ten Recommendations

Uni — Thu, 22 Jun 2017 18:00:00 +0100

Looking for something to play, or buy on the Steam Sale? Here's ten games I love, in ten different genres, so hopefully there will be something here you're interested in.

Hitman: The History, The Flaws, The Future

Uni — Thu, 11 May 2017 23:00:00 +0100

Square Enix is withdrawing from IO Interactive, the developer of Hitman, and I wanted to talk about why this game's had such a rocky history and what the end of its life cycle might mean.

ActRaiser 2, an action game design retrospective

Arc — Mon, 17 Apr 2017 05:20:00 +0100

ActRaiser 2, and reflections on enjoyment derived from fast-paced action games. Arc makes an attempt at explaining why he also likes bad games.

Some thoughts on Myst, Riven, The Witness, and other stuff.

Uni — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 08:44:00 +0100

Scattered thoughts on Myst, Riven, and the Witness, or why I like bad games more than a good one; not really any spoilers, there's some vague references to what happens in game but nothing that will give away a solution or plot.