Great write-up, as always. I wish I liked The Dig more. Visually it was fantastic, and I loved the idea of LucasArts doing sci-fi. But those puzzles even now - maybe especially - feel like they were deliberately far too difficult as a means to fill time. It's a game I wouldn't mind seeing revisited someday, but I'm content leaving it in the past.
Massive congrats on the new addition to your family! I'm looking forward to your blogs ten or twelve years down the line grousing about how your kid likes Temtem VII as opposed to Pokemon Off-Beige.
I can't contribute much to the conversation about hte games you've been playing except to nod at Edith Finch, one of my all-time favorites. The way that game melds storytelling with certain brief gamified moments and its bittersweet, brutally sad stories hit me hard.
Anyways, good blog, and good luck with all the future poop in your life!
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