Gaming

Quotes

Blood and Honey

"Sand and pokeys go together like blood and honey" "Blood and honey go together?" "I mean, I assume" Overheard while some sort of Super Mario game was being co-opted on the couch

Quotes

The Early Video Game Scene

“I often describe it as being like: Imagine if you lived in a time before there was music, and then during the course of your life, somebody discovered music. And the first people were singing songs and forming bands. Imagine how amazing that would have felt! That’s how it

Gaming

Empty Hearted Wizard Game

In the yawning emptiness at the heart of Hogwarts Legacy I see the quiet solidarity of queer people and our allies in game development. The people who just said no when the job offers came their way. The ones who didn’t answer the emails from Portkey Games, the ones

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Hi-Fi Rush

I just love what this is. This is a video game with a fucking capital V. It has zero pretentions, and no real aspirations to be considered high art. It’s just a wholesome-ass video game that sucks you in and makes time melt away. Nostalgia is a hell of

My Stuff

Now

Now Playing Fallout: New Vegas (Xbox) — There’s a whole swath of games from this generation that I missed before, and this is probably one of the most recommended titles of all time. I’ve just gotten out of the gate, but I can see why. From the opening cinematic

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Ebonheart

I made it to Ebonheart, and got a job as a lay healer for the Imperial shrine. I managed to find the inn, and after bartering the different herbs and flowers I had collected along the way, got a room for the night. My third day in Morrowind, and I

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Fangorth

Now I’m back in Sayed, on top of the lighthouse, watching out for a guy named Fangorth or something. He’s going to stash some cash and I’m supposed to steal it and give it to this local enforcer. I’m conflicted about this. I’m a healer

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Now

Now Playing The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind — (Xbox) I’m working through replaying Bethesda’s open-world games, starting with the oldest I can get my hands on. I’m playing on my phone using Xcloud and then on the box itself. Now Reading The Courage to Be Disliked — (Apple Books)

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Lesson learned

I died in Morrowind. I was wandering around in the rain east of Balmora, trying to find the Imperial shrine. I need to find work to make some money, and I was hoping the shrine could help me. I found Fort Moonmoth, and I thought the shrine was supposed to

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Morrowind

Started playing Morrowind again. Got my character made and set foot out the door. Things are rough right now, ain’t gonna lie. This might be the best I can do for a bit.

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Started Windbound last night

It’s a nice little open world over the shoulder exploration/crafting game. I probably put 20 to 30 minutes into it before turning in, enough to unlock the first few check points. It’s nice to have a female protagonist, and the setting is refreshingly original.

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Into the Breach is pretty sweet.