Hello, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s discuss our favorite scary monsters in video games. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Sees a Spooky Monster
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering suspenseful games. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #30: Suspense
Howdy y’all. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite video game romance. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Romantic
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering walking sims (or your preferred term for the Gone Home genre). What are your Top 5? What works for … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #29: Walking Sim
OK, this time it’s actually Thursday! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a game that you thought would be one thing, but it turned out to be … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #3 Doesn’t Judge A Book By Its Cover
Happy Thursday, friends! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s discuss our favorite pirates and pirate-themed areas in video games. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Piratical
Hamilton and Chris explore Sonic the Hedgehog’s first “open zone” adventure, Sonic Frontiers (2022). Along the way, they discuss the game’s development, its peculiar minigames, and how well it succeeds at shifting the franchise away from linear stage design. Noteworthy … Continue reading Franchise Festival S3E9 – Sonic Frontiers
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering roguelikes (and roguelites, for what it’s worth). What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #28: Roguelike
Howdy fellow Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about an unpopular game that you enjoy. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2’s Mom Says It’s Cool
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering coming of age stories. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #27: Coming of Age Story
Happy Thursday Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s discuss our favorite video game merchandise! Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is at the Merch Table
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering battle royales. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #26: Battle Royale
Happy Thursday, y’all. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about what one game you’d use to get a friend or stranger into your favorite genre. While you’re here, … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Introducing People to Its Favorite Genre
Spencer and Chris get downright crunchy with Supergiant’s Hades (2020), working through the finer details of how its gameplay systems interact with one another to produce one of the best roguelikes of the last decade. Along the way, they explore … Continue reading Franchise Festival S3E8 – Hades
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering deck-builders, a sub-genre of card games. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #25: Deck-Builder
Happy Thursday, y’all. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, pitch a franchise or intellectual property (IP) – especially a dormant one – that you’d like to see assigned to an … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Hires Help
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering tower defense. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #24: Tower Defense
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, let’s chat about Collector’s or Deluxe Editions. What makes you buy one of these (if you do)? What would you like … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Collectible
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering third-person shooters. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #23: Third-Person Shooter
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, please discuss highlights from video game conventions/conferences that you’ve attended! Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is On The Con Circuit
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering mystery games. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #22: Mystery
