I should be up front. I did not enjoy playing Clair Obscur. If you did, you probably don’t want to read this. I should also say that I don’t think my experience trumps anyone else’s. It’s just my experience. You may have loved this game, and that’s great. I respect that. I’m offering a counterpoint.... Continue Reading →
Do UX designers dream of sleek radials?
Yes, yes they do. Okay, so I woke up in the middle of the night, having dreamed about how to fix the radials in BG III. I don’t even work on that game. The worst part about this is that I can’t really get it out of my head. Sometimes a problem will lodge itself... Continue Reading →
I Am Feminist, Hear Me Snark!
Okay, so I have a very snarky hypothesis I want to share with the world. This is my hypothesis. Men already think they know everything, even if they don’t which is why we even have a word for it - mansplaining. I think, and this is the snarky part, that men don’t like tutorials because... Continue Reading →
The Missing Voice
Both Baldur's Gate and Starfield have protagonists that have a lot of conversations with a lot of people about a lot of topics. I've mostly been playing Baldur's Gate III and it has a leg up on Starfield. I can see my character in the cutscenes. In Starfield I can't. The expressions of the face... Continue Reading →
Gaming Slump
I’m currently in a gaming slump. I don’t want to play anything, not even the games I’ve been waiting for and wanting to play for a while. Sometimes this happens. It’s annoying that it is happening now, though, at this moment, when I’ve got two massive games with romance options to play. I think I’ve... Continue Reading →
My Kingdom for Some Usability
This is a rant. I want to preface with that, because I’m going to be a bit rude and a bit annoyed and I’ll probably make some people angry as per usual, but I really have to say this. What the hell happened to both Starfield and Baldur’s Gate III? Did no one run their... Continue Reading →