Games, games, and Vincent
Weekplay 202303
I’ve been playing more Astalon: Tears of the Earth (PS4) in the past week. It is too comfortable for me to ignore especially considering it ticks so many …
First-Person Tetris
Somehow this is less comfortable to play than I expected.
How “Battle Royale” took over video games
Takami’s premise was well suited to video-game adaptation. The rules were clearly defined, the setting neatly contained, and competitive violence had been one …
Weekplay 202302
I've seen Astalon: Tears Of The Earth (PS4) flutter by, but apart from looking like a run-of-the-mill 8-bit platformer, it didn't really caught my attention. …
The D&D-license kerfuffle
Despite the stinginess of the OGL, it provided legal certainty that many individuals and small game publishers used to make new games and new material for …
Weekplay 202301
The inclusion of its soundtrack in our latest Dungeons & Dragons-session was responsible for putting Blasphemous (PS4) back on the menu. I still had some …
On the origin of the California Roll
Tojo: I came 1971 to Vancouver. That time, no sushi restaurant. Canadian people no eat raw fish. Sometimes they like to say, "I'd like to try same thing that …