2022 Game Journal
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All reviewsSuper Hexagon2012
5 out of 5 starsI have recently started to develop an obsession over the use of dimensions in games. It started with Crypt of the NecroDancer , which I consider to be the absolute best rhythm game ever made. I have thought about why I think so for a long time, and I concluded that one of the reasons is the way it uses spatial dimensions. Most rhythm games follow the basic conventions of sheet music: one dimension (left-right) is…
Firewatch2016
4 out of 5 starsFirewatch is a surprisingly grounded semi-linear exploration game with a fairly mature story (at least in the context of video games). It tells a story about a set of fire lookouts in a national park in Wyoming who have fled from their responsibilities in different ways, and how their lives sort of intersect through their common summer jobs. The player character, Henry (voiced by RIch Sommer (who honestly sounds too…
Undertale2015
5 out of 5 starsSo... I just got to the very end of this game and, Wow. I just had to give my wholehearted recommendation as soon as I can, because, I mean, wow. I had pretty high expectations going into this game. I played the demo and even paid three times the minimum asking price into its Kickstarter. Still, it waaaay exceeded my expectations in a pretty incredible way. I had some doubts based on early previews, but I'm glad…
Surprisingly inventive, though surprisingly shallow.
3 out of 5 starsThe anime-as-hell presentation may turn off many people (me included), but this is a surprisingly inventive story-driven game filled with political intrigue. Like Princess Maker 2 (the only one in the series I've played) -- another anime-as-hell video game -- it has an interesting turn-based character-building system that is fun to poke around. Unlike PM2, however, the narrative is constrained within the short 40…
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Articles
All articlesMy First Extra Life!
Oct 27, 2016
Hey everyone! Budi AKA audioBusting here. I've been watching Extra Life streams of the Giant Bomb community for years, but this is the very first Extra Life I am doing. I hope it will go great! These are the details for the stream I am doing. I posted most of this on Facebook, so there is some explaining of things that some of you are probably already familiar with. Facebook is kinda bad for th...
Yet another Japan travel blog (but mostly about portable games!)
Mar 19, 2016
I had the fortune to go on a short trip with my siblings to Japan last week, to Tokyo and Nagoya. It was for a family event, and I knew beforehand that there will be a modest amount of downtime waiting around for others or being on planes and trains. I have this habit of over-preparing with video games for trips like these to play during those downtimes. I find it difficult to predict if a game...
XCOM Time Capsule and Dragon's Dogma: Pawn Resources
Feb 15, 2016
I think I've mentioned in one of my older posts that I've always wanted to write more blog to practice my slow-ass writing. English isn't my first language, so I could use the practice. I've sadly only gotten to write a couple posts here and there, but I hope I can make more time to write stuff. I had some free time last weekend and managed to play some video games, and some of them were quite...
Games I played at PAX Australia (that I had never seen before) 2015!
Nov 6, 2015
Hey there! I'm sitting here waiting for a pot of stew to finish cooking, so I thought I'll just take some time to do a write-up on some games I played at PAX Australia last week, just like I did last year. I only went for one day instead of three days this year. It felt just a little too short, but I did manage to play most of the indie game on the show floor! I'm probably not gonna list every...
I Tried To Seek Adoulin, Instead I Found This: My Final Fantasy XI Experience
Jul 18, 2015
It's been almost two months since I complained a bunch about trying to get Final Fantasy XI to start on my blog , and believe it or not, I did finally play the game. My free 30-day subscription ran out a month ago, and I've been meaning to follow that blog post up with my first impressions. It sounded like some people were interested in what I'd think of it. I even prepared screenshots and stuf...
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