Working with walkthroughs, and skipping gaming experiences
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At what point does using a walkthrough for a game rob you of the experience, and drift into “cheating”?
Read MoreHaikyuu!!, and killing The Small Giant
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Haikyuu!!’s The Small Giant has been built up as an important plot thread for the whole manga. What happens when you just… cut it loose? (Spoilers)
Read MoreThoughts on Apex Legends
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Battle Royale games make me feel old.
Read MoreSlay the Spire vs Artifact: What is my brain is doing differently?
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I decided to take a look at two card games: one I’m super into, the other, I’m not. Why?
Read More2018: The reflection post
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Every blog has to have a year wrap-up post, right? I go into what I’ve learned from 2018, and how its events shaped me.
Read MoreDealing with Artifact: the first week
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What happens when you dive into a complex card game without being a previous player? I write about my first impressions while playing Valve’s Artifact.
Read MoreStargazing, Part 4 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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After a nice jaunt back to the FPA in the last episode, Legend of the Galactic Heroes pulls the opposite and brings us into the Empire’s neo-classical clutches.
Read MoreStargazing, Part 3 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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We move away from Legend of the Galactic Heroes’ space battles and instead turn our attention to political intrigue. Any well-meaning statesman has their own death squad, right?
Read MoreStargazing, Part 2 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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The Legend of the Galactic Heroes rolls on, this time with the conclusion to the Battle of Astarte. Less context, more tactics, and more establishing our protagonists.
Read MoreStargazing, Part 1 – Legend of the Galactic Heroes
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My episode-by-episode blog about Legend of the Galactic Heroes starts with ‘In the Eternal Night,’ which serves as a perfect intro to the series.
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