# thought episode (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover thought episode. Page: Feed: --- ## [The 5 Games I'm Most Looking Forward to from Choices Matter Fest](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/the-5-games-im-most-looking-forward) _2026-08-16 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ It's a listicle, folks ## [How Should Choices Be Balanced with Good Storytelling Tools?](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/how-should-choices-be-balanced-with) _2026-08-12 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ Jon Ingold has talked about choices in games for years, and I think he's got the right angle ## [Choices Matter Fest, Day One](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/choices-matter-fest-day-one) _2026-08-11 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ The Wolf Among Us Remastered and a few fantastic demos ## [Simulacrum: It's Everywhere](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/simulacrum-its-everywhere) _2026-07-27 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ A little bit more on the word that explains everything around us ## [I Bought the PS5 with a Disc Drive on Purpose](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/i-bought-the-ps5-with-a-disc-drive) _2026-07-01 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ Sony decided I won't need one anymore ## [A Reaction to the God of War Laufey Reveal](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/a-reaction-to-the-god-of-war-laufey) _2026-06-11 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ A rare but hopefully fun response post ## [Alchemy Games: More Context and Demons](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/alchemy-games-more-context-and-demons) _2026-05-28 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ Alchemy wasn't usually demons, but it was sometimes ## [Alchemy Games: An Introduction to the Medievalism of Experimentation](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/alchemy-games-an-introduction-to) _2026-05-21 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ What alchemy is, what it isn't, and acknowledging that it's everywhere ## [Can Visual Novels Tell Great Videogame Stories?](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/can-visual-novels-tell-great-videogame) _2026-05-09 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ My favorite recent scholarly works, anendophasia, and games as an art form \[100 Subscriber Class Discussion 4\] ## [Why Don't I Teach Real Games?](https://playmoore.substack.com/p/why-dont-i-teach-real-games) _2026-04-02 · Evan C. Moore · Play Moore_ On difficulty, improvement, a favorite hot take, and attempting to name every game \[100 Subscriber Class Discussion III\] ## [Brisk AI News Briefings (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/yNN4E9QfXJpU) _2026-04-02 · **Sponsored**_ Read AI summaries and listen to audio briefings for top stories. ## [ResourceManager Version 1](https://juliascythe.net/2024/10/04/resource-manager.html) _2024-10-03 · JuliaScythe_ ResourceManager is a mod for ZeroRanger that adds a custom ‘music pack’ system to replace all the music in the game with user-provided songs! These can be distributed as music packs along with a json file describing the titles of each song and some other metadata. It also loads palettes too! The system is designed so that anyone can create a music pack and share it with people, without requiring a… ## [Umineko Thoughts: Episode 3, Chapters 1-8](https://juliascythe.net/2024/09/09/umineko-thoughts-3-1.html) _2024-09-08 · JuliaScythe_ (but also more generally, i’ve spent some time thinking back over what’s been seen so far) ## [Umineko Thoughts: Episode 2, Complete](https://juliascythe.net/2024/09/06/umineko-thoughts-2-3.html) _2024-09-05 · JuliaScythe_ Episode 2 complete! Some of the… for want of a better word, cinematography of that episode was excellent, particularly the final scene with Rosa and Maria, cutting to the logo and then the text. I hope this will continue! ## [Umineko Thoughts: Episode 2, Chapters 6-10](https://juliascythe.net/2024/09/04/umineko-thoughts-2-2.html) _2024-09-03 · JuliaScythe_ I’m struggling to come up with something to write here that isn’t just WAAAAA WHAT IS HAPPENING. Chapter 10 was a wild ride, that made… sticking to my convictions somewhat difficult. Aside from that, with 8 more deaths it looks like we’re following the epitaph script again, which is probably bad news for the rest of the people on the island. ## [Umineko Thoughts: Episode 2, Chapters 1-5](https://juliascythe.net/2024/09/02/umineko-thoughts-2-1.html) _2024-09-01 · JuliaScythe_ Uh woahh aaaa chapter 2 is scary and I understand even less this time ## [Umineko Thoughts: Episode 1, Complete](https://juliascythe.net/2024/08/28/umineko-thoughts-1-3.html) _2024-08-27 · JuliaScythe_ Ep 1 DONE !!!! and i have Thoughts and Theories and I am rotating Battler around inside my head. That felt like a full complete visual novel except I still have no idea what’s going on :) ## [Umineko Thoughts: Episode 1, Chapters 6-10](https://juliascythe.net/2024/08/26/umineko-thoughts-1-2.html) _2024-08-25 · JuliaScythe_ Right. Well then. It was all going so well. I was expecting one person to die, not the whole crew. Six dead, this letter, and a more clear task, but still no idea where we’re going or how this will end up. And what was that butterfly? Theories below the cut: ## [Umineko Thoughts: Episode 1, Chapters 1-5](https://juliascythe.net/2024/08/24/umineko-thoughts-1-1.html) _2024-08-23 · JuliaScythe_ Thanks to @eskay’s excellent ‘Why you should read Umineko’ essay, I’m giving it a go, and five chapters in and it’s already grabbed me. I’ve played a few other VNs in the past, most notably a lot of Kotaro Uchikoshi’s work, but nothing really of this length and presumably depth! I’m reading the Umineko Project version (but with the official translation), since I liked that art best and voice…