This Night Thread is a sequel to the Day Thread, as we are taking a look at the soothing music of Anodyne 2: Return to Dust. Released in 2019, six years after the first Anodyne, Return to Dust serves more … Continue reading The Relaxing 5/12 Night Thread Listens to Some Melodies from Anodyne 2: Return to Dust
In 2013, developers Melos Han-Tani and Marina Kittaka of Analgesic Productions released Anodyne, a weird little indie game inspired in part by the older Legend of Zelda games. When I first played last year I was a bit meh on … Continue reading The Relaxing 5/12 Day Thread Listens to Some Anodyne Tunes
My header series on relaxing video game music that I love listening to continues with Ender Lilies: Quietus of the Knights. Ender Lilies is a 2021 Metroidvania noted for its beautiful visuals, difficult boss fights, and – most relevant right … Continue reading The Relaxing 5/11 Day Thread Listens to Some Ender Lilies Melodies
Let me preface this by saying that I’ve never played the indie platformer Dustforce. And yet one part of it has had a lasting impact on me – the soothing electronic soundtrack, composed by Terence Lee, aka Lifeformed. For the … Continue reading The Relaxing 5/10 Day Thread Listens to Some Dustforce Tunes
The second time the blue box showed up, Anne was in an even worse place. All of the Plantars were gone – no matter how hard she searched, she couldn’t find Polly or Sprig. She had gotten no sleep in … Continue reading Werewolf 239: Amphibia – Day 6
“Anne?” Sprig called as he wandered through the dark forest. “Where are you?” The young frog couldn’t remember how he’d gotten there – one minute he was sleeping in his bed, the next he woke up in this gloomy and … Continue reading Werewolf 239: Amphibia – Day 5
”So let me get this straight,” Anne said, looking down at the piece of paper in her hand. “More frogs have disappeared, and this was the only thing they could find?” ”Yeah,” Sprig replied. “We can’t figure out what it … Continue reading Werewolf 239: Amphibia – Day 4
This series is intended to highlight some of the free games that I enjoy and would recommend. Specifically, the focus will be on games that are permanently free (not free-to-play with microtransactions and not temporarily free) and that are available … Continue reading No-Cost Games #4: Babbdi + The Children of Clay
Anne and Sprig sat back against Bessie, dazed and saddened by everything that had occurred over the past couple of days. Captain Grime was gone, but so were Hop Pop and Polly. The Plantar clan was broken, and they had … Continue reading Werewolf 239: Amphibia – Day 3
In the aftermath of Hop Pop’s untimely demise, Polly sat in her bucket in the middle of the field, staring at the sunset. A number of emotions swirled inside her tiny body, the most prominent of which was an intense … Continue reading Werewolf 239: Amphibia – Day 2
“Hey, Hop Pop,” Polly asked as she peeked between the bars of the fence. “Is it just me, or are there a whole bunch of new frogs and toads hanging around?” Hop Pop, who had been watching the subjects of … Continue reading Werewolf 239: Amphibia – Day 1
All you had done was open the music box, but now you’ve suddenly found yourself transported to a strange land of talking anthropomorphic frogs where pretty much anything can kill you. Lost and unable to find your best friends, you … Continue reading Werewolf 239: Amphibia – Sign Ups
This series is intended to highlight some of the free games that I enjoy and would recommend. Specifically, the focus will be on games that are permanently free (not free-to-play with microtransactions and not temporarily free) and that are available … Continue reading No-Cost Games #3: All Our Asias
This series is intended to highlight some of the free games that I enjoy and would recommend. Specifically, the focus will be on games that are permanently free (not free-to-play with microtransactions and not temporarily free) and that are available … Continue reading No-Cost Games #2: Grimm’s Hollow
After paying more than I expected on games in 2024, I’ve made it my mission this year to spend as little as possible on video games while still…you know…playing video games. I intend to do this partly by focusing on … Continue reading No-Cost Games #1: BirdGut
The turret patrolled the corridor – a corridor where an awful lot of people had been dying recently, strangely enough – when it spotted a personality core bobbing along on a track up ahead. The turret could just barely make … Continue reading Werewolf 235: Portal 2 – Day 6
“Alright, listen up,” Wheatley told the Weighted Companion Cube in a cheerful voice. “We may have lost a friend, but it’s all fine. Everything’s fine. We’ve never been better, in fact. Just you, me, we can do this.” Wheatley stared … Continue reading Werewolf 235: Portal 2 – Day 5
The Vortigaunt had finally found it – one small corner of the facility that was quiet enough for him to just sit and think. It wasn’t long, however, before the silence was shattered by the sudden appearance of one of … Continue reading Werewolf 235: Portal 2 – Day 4
‘Twas a calm night in Aperture Sciences/ And all through the corridors/ Not a creature was stirring/ Not even a… Uh… I have no idea where I was going with that. Anyway, no one died. Twilight will be at 3:00 … Continue reading Werewolf 235: Portal 2 – Day 3
Dr. Doofenshmirtz followed the lime as it rolled through the corridor, astounded by both its speed and its seeming ability to move on its own. It was all he could do to keep from falling behind. Just as the lime … Continue reading Werewolf 235: Portal 2 – Day 2
Good morning. You have been in suspension for…50…days. In compliance with state and federal regulations, all testing candidates in the Aperture Science Extended Relaxation Center must be revived periodically for a mandatory physical and mental wellness exercise. You will hear … Continue reading Werewolf 235: Portal 2 – Day 1
