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This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book Review
Read more: This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong (And Why It Matters) – Book ReviewI guess I’m doing book reviews for a bit. Look, at least some of these books will be about games, so at least that helps. Not this one though! This Way Up: When Maps Go Wrong is a (generally) non-fiction book by Jay Foreman and Mark Cooper-Jones, who are better known for their Map Men…
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Slay The Princess
Read more: Slay The PrincessSlay The Princess is a horror visual novel, in the purest sense. It’s well produced, with excellent voice acting, and art that does a very good job of communicating what it wants to. For anyone turned off by the “horror” aspect, this game has maybe one “jumpscare”-esque moment. It also doesn’t rely on any breaking…
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Knuckle Sandwich
Read more: Knuckle SandwichEd Note: This writeup was written prior to the release of the 1.2.6 version of Knuckle Sandwich. The 1.2.6 update added an extra item slot, balanced party members, “Added level increase to late-game party members during regular difficulty runs,” and major buffs to every single held item. In short, it makes some changes to a…
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2023 Placeholder Awards
Read more: 2023 Placeholder AwardsThe presents have been opened. The award lists that people actually read have been posted. The games industry itself has been gutted like a fish, along with the rest of the technical sector. Ah, 2023. It’s surprising to me that the first year that truly felt “post” COVID was still such an incredibly shitty year…
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PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Trading Card Games
Read more: PAX Unplugged 2023 – The Trading Card GamesAh, Trading Card Games, or if you’re me, “The Money Hole.” PAX Unplugged is almost always awash in TCG’s of some sort or another, and this year was no exception. Alpha Clash Alpha Clash was the indie TCG of the show for me. Were there other small TCG’s at the show? Yes, but if you…