Reflections on this terrible year, and the small amounts of (personal) hope that follows.
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2020: The Reflection Post
Author: Matt Demers
Matt Demers writes about media, esports, life, and mental health. You can find him on Twitter and Instagram. You can watch him stream on Twitch. You can listen to his podcast at Good Morning, Good Night.
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Golden Kamuy, culture, and authenticity
Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamuy continues my enthusiasm and interest in Japanese culture. How does it do it so well?
Matt returns from his trip to Cyberpunk 2077’s Night City with some questions, thoughts, and bruises.
Ten episodes into the grandaddy of modern mech anime, and I have some thoughts on Gundam.
A well-loved series makes an extreme genre shift. Did a Yakuza RPG stick the landing?
This week I wanted to talk about a soccer manga I’ve been reading lately, “Aoashi”; sports manga can be a bevy of tropes, and I like the balance here.
Somehow I’ve been able to play FFXIV without facing my usual struggles with playing MMOs as an adult. Catboy matrimony may be involved.
SuperGiant Games’ ‘Hades’ is a proof to the idea of learning from your previous work.
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Watching: GameCenter CX
I’ve been sad, lately. A desire to get better at ‘enjoying things just to enjoy things’ has lead me back to Shinya Arino, and GameCenter CX.
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Making a case for Death Stranding
“You either like it, or you don’t”; I’m tired of hearing this explanation of Death Stranding’s appeal, so I decided to write about why I love it.