I asked on Twitter which game I should hate play next. I made a poll consisting of Death Stranding, God of War (a.k.a. Dad of Boy, or “Kratos is chopping down birches in a surly manner”) and Jedi: Fallen Order. I have played between 2 - 5 hours per game and I strongly dislike them.... Continue Reading →
The Sexism of the Witcher 3
I’m sorry dear reader, but this is a topic I’ll keep getting back to. Skip The Witcher 3 posts if you find them boring. By now, anyone who knows me also know that I deeply dislike playing male player characters, and they also know I dislike sexism in games. All this makes for slim pickings... Continue Reading →
The Crones of Crookback Bog – Problematic Enemies
It will come as no surprise that I criticize The Crones of Crookback Bog, some of the central villains of The Witcher 3. The reason I have a beef with them, is because they’re pretty much fulfilling every checkbox of the abject horrific feminine. In the confrontation between Ciri and the Crones on Bare Mountain,... Continue Reading →
The Witcher Keeps Witching
I had this minor delusion that the choices I make in The Witcher will eventually mean something, but so far they haven’t. I’ve played the game for 32 hours since I started. I’m scouring the game for memorable moments and joyful discoveries, but so far I have, at the most, managed to mostly be unimpressed.... Continue Reading →
Videogames and Learning
In my quest to mow through the books I have about games, the turn has come for James Paul Gee’s What Videogames Have to Teach Us About Learning and Literacy. I’m about a hundred pages in in, and I’m getting quite a bit of useful and interesting information out of this book. I find it... Continue Reading →
How to be Successful
I wanted to share with you all the best tip I have on how to be successful in the gaming industry. I’ve been in the industry since around 2000, and there’s one thing that will get you ahead of the crowd regardless of what else you do or what other skills you have. Are you... Continue Reading →