Jan 1Video Games. 2022.This year I played a lot of RPGs. Long ones. I also spent less time Gameing overall this year too, so my list of games to rank is unusually short this year. That’s great for me writing it and great for you reading it. …16 min read16 min read
Dec 29, 2021The Legend of Video Games: Trails through 2021Every year when I start writing this thing about video games, I wonder to myself “Why am I doing this again? Thinking and writing is hard and I just want to watch youtube and dump 80 hours into another JRPG.” It’s definitely tough looking back at everything I played and…25 min read25 min read
Dec 30, 2020Super Escapism 64: Thoughts About Games In 2020You all know how shitty 2020 was already. My coping mechanism was JRPGs. A lot of them. And a few other games, I guess. Here’s my annual thoughts about the games I played this year, listed roughly in order of my least to most favorite. Fire Emblem: Three Houses It’s me, I’m the guy…Gaming25 min readGaming25 min read
Sep 6, 2020The Legend of Nightshade and OrganoFaster than the blink of an eye, the glint of sharpened steel streaked through the shadows. With the sound of knives sheathing, all suddenly went dark for Goblin Lord, as his cleanly severed head slid off of his body. The assassin’s victory was cut short, however, as the late Lord’s…Fiction6 min readFiction6 min read
Jan 8, 2020Gilgabot’s New Adventure: A(n Old) Look at Bravely DefaultWay back in 2014 I had just finished Bravely Default and felt the need to post my opinions of it on the internet. Since then, it’s been sitting on my site, basically inaccessible and collecting dust. …Gaming15 min readGaming15 min read
Dec 30, 2019The Two Bropes(This is fiction based on The Two Popes, commissioned by Pinguino on twitter) It was a bright, clear afternoon in Vatican City. The soothing sounds of a gentle breeze and the occasional chirping of birds were suddenly interrupted by the mechanical groaning of an automobile racing down the path. With…Fiction9 min readFiction9 min read
Dec 28, 20192019 Was A Year With Video GamesIt’s that time of year again. The time where I write entirely too much about the entirely too long list of games I played this year, very loosely ranked from worst to best. This one is even longer than last year. I either need to play fewer games or learn…Gaming30 min readGaming30 min read
Sep 18, 2019Sailor Vyse says: “In the name of the moons, I will punish you!” — A look at Skies of Arcadia.Skies of Arcadia is a game I had heard many rumblings about, but rarely more than just a name drop. Any and all details about the game completely eluded me until recently when I decided to give it a try. I had actually wanted to try it previously, even going…Videogames11 min readVideogames11 min read
Aug 26, 2019Iga Does What Konamdon’t: A look at Bloodstained Ritual of the NightI have a long history with the metroidvania genre, and a shorter but no less distant relationship to Koji Igarashi’s installments in the Castlevania series. Iga’s metroidvania Castlevanias (or “Igavanias”) consumed a good chunk of my life back in 2017 as I played through all of them, most for the…Gaming13 min readGaming13 min read
Dec 16, 2018Gameing in the Year Two-Thousand and EighteenI guess this is basically a yearly tradition for me now. It’s time to look back at all the games I played this year and give my thoughts on them. They’re listed vaguely in increasing order of how much I enjoyed them. …Gaming27 min readGaming27 min read
