For people really into Chess, it’s exciting to just hear about the thought process that goes into certain moves, and discussion about different variations can be pretty enlightening. I’m not good enough to be able to truly understand what’s going through these masters’ minds, but I can grasp some ideas, and it’s…

Chess nerd here! Stalemate is a very specific term that means one player is not in check, but any move they make will put them in check. Carlsen and Nepomniachtchi have had 5 games end in a draw. Stalemate is a type of draw, but not all draws are stalemate.

What the hell is a “diverse director”? If that’s how the leaders of a company word their directives, it’s time to replace all of them. Yes, CEO included.

It doesn’t look like this is available in VR, which is unfortunate. Sounds like it would be perfect for it. I’ll definitely still download it on my PS5, but feels like a missed opportunity.

Highly recommend the Overcooked games. I prefer the first one - it feels more like a puzzle game that you have to figure out the right strategy for each stage - but the second game might be more their style. It’s more freeform and most levels are more forgiving, save for the bonus stages where they can really test…

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Don’t have much to add to this. The only thing I know about the original Actraiser I learned from Joseph Anderson. It does seem like the kind of game that a remaster could ruin, though. The people who liked it have very specific memories.

I finished it just because I felt obligated to see if it went anywhere. It was not worth it.

It seems from this review, correct me if I’m wrong, that while it takes a while to ramp up, the end of the season picks up a bit. If that’s the case, I’ll give it a watch. I’d rather that than a promising start with little to no payoff. 30 Coins had one of the creepiest scenes I’ve ever seen in the first episode, and…

Thanks for this write-up for what is perhaps the game series that had the biggest impact on me. I know that Dark Souls is the game that started the gaming phenomenon known as the “souls-like” genre, but everything you’re mentioning here is how I felt playing the game that preceded Dark Souls, Demon’s Souls. And while…

I feel like the opposite is true, too. I blasted Pinkerton on release, blissfully unaware of the controversy it caused. I actually didn’t hear about that controversy until years later when people would begin using it as the opening credo in reviews about how it was a misunderstood masterpiece on release or something.…

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I always thought it was just some random mountain man.

I’ve read quite a few reviews of this game that tend to say the same kind of thing. It’s a fun, enjoyable game that carries on the Ratchet & Clank platforming goodness tradition, though it doesn’t really push the series forward. And I have to say, as someone who’s never played a Ratchet & Clank game, that’s enough to…

I thought the title of this article was editorializing...but nope.

I finally started playing Ark: Survival Evolved yesterday, and it’s pretty addictive so far. I could see myself sinking hundreds of hours into it, just not solo. Going to see if my Valheim group has any interest in picking it up, as it’s very similar, and I’d like it a lot more if I was a part of tribe rather than…

I’ll be completing my second playthrough of Resident Evil: Village this weekend. I loved it enough to be inspired to play through Resident Evil VII for a third time, then jump immediately back to Village. I still can’t stand Ethan, but the game around Ethan is just great fun. I prefer Resident Evil when it’s quiet and…

I haven’t played an Assassin’s Creed since Black Flag (which I didn’t beat), and I can’t say this article makes me miss it. I prefer my Assassin’s Creed to contain sneaking and throat stabbing, and from what I hear it’s become a series more akin to The Witcher 3 than early Assassin’s Creed games. Plus, ya know,…

So I didn’t read this because I’ll be playing Resident Evil: Village this weekend, and would prefer to with as little spoilers as possible. I played the first few hours yesterday, and while I love the atmosphere and the graphics are absolutely gorgeous (I’m playing on PS5), I’m a bit mixed on it so far. For one, while…

Those level 50 quests in ARR are really hurt by having to be played all in a row. They were already a slog, but since I played them on release, I could play through them in is pieces as the patches released. I’ve heard they even streamlined it a little bit, but it’s still too much subpar storytelling brought down by…