Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again and Genre-Savvy’s back! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering immersive sims. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #33: Immersive Sim
Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, please share your favorite speedrun (or type of speedrun). Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Speedrunning
Happy Thursday everybody! And Happy Thanksgiving to all American Avocadoans. What games are you playing this week and what do you think of them? No bonus prompt this time – I’m too wrapped up in holiday prep – but I’ll … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is on Holiday
Happy Thursday y’all. What game are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite video game crossover. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Loves A Crossover
Happy Thursday, y’all. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is a tedious task that you enjoy completing in video games. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Embracing Tedium
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering puzzle-platformers. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you don’t … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #32: Puzzle-Platformer
Hey there Avocadoans – what games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a game you like to play when you just want to mellow/zone out. While you’re here, don’t … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Vibing
Hey everybody, it’s Friday once again! This means it’s time to discuss a video game genre – this time we’re covering brawlers. What are your Top 5? What works for you in this genre and what doesn’t? If you don’t … Continue reading Genre-Savvy #31: Brawler
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
