Category: Takes
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My Hottest Gaming Takes of 2024 (So Far)
I have a complicated relationship with “hot takes.” The internet is inundated with hot takes for pretty much any entertainment medium, as it is a very easy way to get attention. In a crowded media landscape, pissing people off or being extremely contrarian is a quick way to stand out. Sports talk, in particular, is…
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So Long Dear Friend. I’d Do It Again. Every Time.
Getting a pet is one of the most unfathomable things we can do. We bring a creature into our house. We put pictures of them up everywhere. Many of us let them sleep in our beds and on our couches. We call them family. If someone asks me how many kids I have, I usually…
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I am a Gamer, and I am Always Correct
It’s not often that a gaming adjacent story truly stuns me and leaves me in shock. Big reveals happen all the time. Big layoff news is all too common. Even stories of toxic workplaces aren’t anything new or shocking. So believe me when I say that Sony shutting down Concord and refunding all purchases had…
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Mega Gaming Round Up: Star Wars Outlaws, Until Then, Daybreak, Kunitsu-Gami, and Cat Quest 3
Folks, I am pleased to announce that I have been eating good. As usual, I have been game hopping, and I feel like it’s about time to do a big update. It’s been a weird month-ish of gaming for me. Pretty much all year, I’ve been playing at least one game that was an 8.5…
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My Way Too Early Game Awards Nomination Predictions
With the way the actual awards element of the Game Awards was brushed to the side last year, a lot of gaming purists have taken to looking down on the show for its awards elements. And I totally understand that, but I still get pumped for this show. Not just because of the reveals, but…
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The Biggest Things I Learned Through Video Games at Age 35
Today is my birthday. When you are a gaming blogger trying to do two posts a week, any opportunity for easy content needs to be capitalized on. I am going to use my birthday privilege to write an easy blog post talking about what I learned this year through the lens of video games. I’m…
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My Super Mega Huge Awesome Gaming Roundup: Ft. Dungeons of Hinterberg, Nier: Automata, Paper Mario: TTYD and More!
For the past few months, I’ve been fortunate to have had a whole lot to write about. It has been so consistent that I haven’t felt the need to write blog posts on any games that I’ve been in progress on. But it’s time for that to change. Over the past few months, I have…
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Optional Content Should Not Negatively Influence Review Scores
So often, when I read critiques of video games, open world ones in particular, the conversation quickly turns to bloat. People love to trash a game for having too many icons on the map unless that content is Cyberpunk 2077 levels of phenomenal. With games like Horizon, Assassin’s Creed, Final Fantasy XVI, or the recent…
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Video Games Couldn’t Save Me From Depression, But a Dog Did
When I was 20 years old, I was not doing well. Seemingly nothing in my life was going my way. I had dreamed of being a journalist my whole life, and I had come to the sudden realization that the plans I had made since I was 6 years old were not going to work.…
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Gaming Round up: Stellar Blade, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, and Unicorn Overlord
It has been about a month since my last gaming round up. I continue to game hop maybe a bit too much, but there are just so many cool games to enjoy right now that it’s hard not to. Outside of shorter indie games and the upcoming Hellblade 2, there aren’t many big releases that…
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