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Tyr
Read more: TyrDespite games being my primary hobby, every now and then I’ll find myself tumbling into a subgenre of design thats been around for two decades, and that I’ve never touched. Tank games are one of those. Despite decades of banner ads, I’d never actually tried World of Tanks/Planes/etc, as no one had actually recommended them…
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Super Auto Pets
Read more: Super Auto PetsSuper Auto Pets is pretty neat. Overall I like it, and I recommend it. It’s available on mobile and PC, but unlike most mobile games doesn’t have the sort of monetization that makes you feel like you’ve given your phone an STI by downloading it, and just offers expansion packs instead. So now that I’ve…
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Game genre names, or why I like ‘Auto-Chess’ more than ‘Auto-Battler’
Read more: Game genre names, or why I like ‘Auto-Chess’ more than ‘Auto-Battler’Sometimes new game genres come up with names perfectly encapsulate the primary ideas and mechanics in a simple understandable way. When that happens, we get names like Battle Royale. Sometimes they don’t, and we get the holy war between the Roguelite and Roguelike people. And sometimes an entire genre gets invented more or less by…
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Elden Ring
Read more: Elden RingElden Ring came out on February 25th. As I write this, it’s currently June 19th. I purchased the game upon its release. Since then, it’s been 119 days. For a large portion of time, this article has been sitting in my drafts post, with just the following text. “I have not beaten Elden Ring.” As…
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I hate Jaxis the Troublemaker
Read more: I hate Jaxis the TroublemakerUsually when I hate a card in a card game, it’s because I hate playing against it. Jaxis is special because I hate playing her. Let’s back up a minute for a bit of context. I’ve been doing streams on YouTube where I make Historic Brawl decks for MTGA. Specifically for every legendary creature in…