Can’t say I thought I’d ever read an article that explores the similarities between Call of Duty and The Stanley Parable, but it’s not an unwelcome comparison, and kind of makes we want to play my first Call of Duty since the first Modern Warfare. Nah.

This non-argument needs to be put to rest. Yes, companies make decisions based on their bottom line, but that’s not a good reason to keep doing harmful things, and it’s often used as just that: justification. In fact, that’s a huge part of the problem in the first place, that people are rewarded for sticking to the…

So “Christmas Unicorn” eventually repeats those lyrics you pointed out (“Love will tear us apart”), but follows up with “It’s all right, I love you”. Beautiful, and simply emphasizes the two dueling themes of the song.

My siblings and I used to have fairly regular game nights, so Catan Universe on Steam has been a pretty great replacement, even though the game itself is a mess of confusing UI elements and cash shop incentives. Once you figure it out, it’s basically just a digital version of the game I’ve been playing for over a…

I’m really interested in playing this game, but I’m the only one of my friends who enjoys horror games. And by “enjoys” I mean, “buys them all and plays most of them for 5 or 10 minutes before turning it off in fright, then trying again before doing the same thing.” To be fair, I have finished some of them: PT,…

As I watched this episode, I couldn't help but think that this the perfect example of a story that the writers of the show should know and keep in the back of their minds as they write episodes, but not necessarily share with us.

I started playing Icewind Dale for the first time ever last month. I played the Baldur’s Gate games last year and really enjoyed them. I knew that Icewind Dale wasn’t as character-driven (out of necessity), but I was really excited to make an entire party. I only reached the Shadow Dale (?), but I’d like to finish…

I’ve only dabbled with jumping out of bounds a few times, but one of my favorites was an area in Final Fantasy XIV where you could enter a different zone without entering the loading screen. This is gone forever now due to the implementation of flying in all A Realm Reborn zones, but you used to be able to sneak out…

Not sure it’s what you’re looking for, but Soma might fit. It presents itself as a kind of straightforward survival horror game, but it’s much more than that (...and also not as scary as it’s obviously trying to be). You only ever run from the threats, and while the “scary” moments of the game can get tiresome, the…

I never got too far in Subnautica. I always seem to hit a wall in crafting/survival games where I just can’t seem to find a way forward. Subnautica didn’t scare me too much (until I tried it in VR!), but I just couldn’t figure out how to do much of anything besides barely survive. It’s something I’ve come back to…

I think the boss fights you’re talking about were bosses added in patches after the initial release of 2.0 (A Realm Reborn). Each patch had a boss, which seemed okay if you were playing as they released, but is a bit much if you’re getting into it now and are moving through them one after the other.

They even spoiled it the first time for me. Spoilers for the original game. I went to the movies before its original release, don’t remember which movie, and there was an ad that played for the game. In the ad, there was a shot of Cloud lowering a certain someone into the water and I thought, “Does that character…

I’m not sure if this disrupts some kind of streaming guidelines or something, and honestly I’ll stop if it turns out that it does, but Final Fantasy XIV has been a lifesaver for me these past few weeks. I log on in the morning, and just keep it on until I go to bed. It’s comforting to me that my character, who I’ve…

Man, Everdell looks incredible! I haven’t heard of that one, but I’m definitely going to keep an eye on it now. Though it’s hard enough to wait the year (maybe longer) for Return to Dark Tower.

I guess I’ll have to be happy with a passing mention of Final Fantasy VI’s World of Ruin, but that was first thing that came to mind when I read the title of the article. Also, is Lightning Returns any good. I did enjoy the other 2 Final Fantasy XIII entries, and was thinking of picking this up on sale last week, but…

While I found the first Nioh game fun enough, I’m likely to skip Nioh 2, at least while it’s full price. Inventory management is probably my least favorite thing to do in video games, and I’ve been playing a lot games lately that suffer from the same kind of inventory management fatigue, including one of the games…

World of Horror was not on my radar at all, but I’ll keep an eye on it. I don’t really want to play an Early Access build, but it sounds like something I might enjoy when it’s released.

That’s him. Starting fights with Larloch’s Minor Drain will give him more HP, and kill your enemies quicker to boot. It’s a good way to relieve the frustration of always dying in the early game.

I just finished both 1 and 2 for the first time, and the first game took around 40 hours for me to finish. That’s not including failed characters, which you might experience a few of those. I played the Enhanced Edition. I think that’s the version to get for new players. If it’s a game you grew up with, you might want…

If the party member that keeps dying is your mage (Montaron?), start every fight with Larloch’s Minor Drain. Figuring that out is what I think finally helped me to push past the first few hours at level 1.