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My thoughts and impressions on Day of the Devs 2026 as a first-time attendee. I spoke with a few of the developers and got a chance to play Queen's Domain, Tire Boy, Kiln and more...
Gaming in 2025: In-Review Part I of II, which includes writeups for my favorite "WARNING Screens", "Bestiary/Enemy Books", "Environmental Visual Progression", "Title-card Sequences" of the year and more...
Thoughts and impressions on the games I played/finished during Q4 of 2025, including Promise Mascot Agency, Herdling, Lumines Arise, Hollow Knight: Silksong, to a T, Little Nightmares III, Keeper, Yooka-Re-Playlee, and more...
Thoughts & impressions on the games I played/finished during Q3 of 2025, including Donkey Kong Bananza, Öoo, Earthion, NINJA GAIDEN: Ragebound, Mario Kart World, and more...
Thoughts and impressions on the games I played/finished during Q2 of 2025, including Donkey Kong Country Returns HD, South of Midnight, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, ENDER MAGNOLIA: Bloom in the Mist, Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo, and more...
The Big Catch is my most anticipated game of 2025. In this post, I discuss the game's more nuanced controls and general move-set, how the game compares to the 3D platformers that came before and how it holds-up to some of its contemporaries today. I also share my hopes/expectations for the final release.
My thoughts & impressions on the games I've played/finished during Q1 of 2025, including Mouthwashing, Symphonia, Electric Fairyland, ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, The Tale of Bistun and more...
Thoughts & impressions on the games I played/finished during Q4 of 2024, including Bakeru, Another Crab's Treasure, Granblue Fantasy: Relink, Dragon's Dogma II, Silent Hill 2, Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess, and more...