game diaries!

how many people keep them?

i found having one whether it's on the site, or just in a random note keeping app really helps me gather my thoughts in a more consistent manner (not that they need to be tracked in order to manufacture content or anything on my end, it's just the record collector in me manifesting in a different way.)

here's a link to the one i've been keeping through our collective fever dream hell scape that has been 2020 if anyone wants to check it out

I kept notes when I was actively reviewing games, but I haven't done that since about 2012. Kind of wish I did, as I tend to remember things better if I've written them down but /shrug/.

I've been doing a rp heavy playthrough of skyrim and using the Take Notes Mod and its honestly been really cool so far. Alongside other stuff that makes you need to eat/sleep, disabling fast travel, and frostfall/campfire to make weather matter, its been making me slow down and reflect on what I've done through my characters eyes and its been a really rewarding way to play (though I'm still mostly starting out in it)

Keeping a journal helps with my comprehension and memory. I do it with pretty much everything - including day-to-day life. I've been logging my game time for the past ~10 years, but only started reviewing stuff in late 2018. I don't review every game: if I'm replaying something or if it has little-to-no mechanical depth, then I won't bother.

Everybody should do it; it's a good discipline that curbs autopiloting.

@jamesbomb: goodness it totally does curb autopiloting which like, sometimes is exactly what you need but as an undergrad student getting into game dev, journaling super helps me articulate my takes on things in a way where i can take away points to integrate in my own work

You know, I should probably do this now that I'm flipping between five different launchers. It used to be easier to see what I was doing when it was all Steam!

@spncrbghmn: This is a cool and good idea. I'm going to give it a whirl, thanks for sharing!

@rorie: oh i totally imagine!! i remember hearing ben hanson talk about it on an episode of the game informer show forever ago and thought, hey! i should do this

@bmo_philips: totally!!! :3

@xdeser2: that is a great idea for a mod, thanks for posting it!