Hammers, mallets, and gavels, oh my! Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Swings Each Hit to Peter Gabriel

Hello, fellow Avocadoans! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your favorite instance of cave exploration in a game? Other game content published here at The Avocado this week … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Spelunking

Happy Monday and happy New Year, everybody! What are you looking forward for this medium in the new year? Not just exciting games but exciting developments of any kind. And just a quick clarification: As far as I’m aware, it’s … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Rings in the New Year

Happy Thursday, friends, and Happy New Year too! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a relatively simple bonus prompt to close out the year, tell us about one or more of your favorite … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Done With 2020

Apologies if I’m treading on anybody’s toes but the Games Thread seems to have gone AWOL this Monday. This week’s prompt is; what are your favourite sci-fi/cyberpunk worlds in video games and why do you like them? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Never Asked For This

Happy Christmas Eve, participating Avocadoans! And Happy Thursday to everyone else! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about a fond memory you have playing a game on Christmas. … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Opening Gifts

It’s Monday, Monday, Monday, and that means it’s time for the Weekly Games Thread! This week’s prompt: crustaceans! The gaming world is filled with wild and wacky crabs – and their friends the lobster, shrimp, crayfish, and barnacles. These shelled … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Rides the Crab

Happy Thursday, folks! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what old game (pre-2020) did you play and enjoy for the first time this year? Don’t forget to vote in The … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Recalls Other Years

Happy Thursday, Avocadoans. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what’s your favorite in-game holiday? Bonus points if it’s made up specifically for the game! While you’re here, don’t forget to … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is in Holiday Mode

Hello all! What games have you been playing and what do you think of them. Prompt: Has your opinion of a game changed after replaying it? If so, what game(s)? Was the change positive or negative? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Gets a Second Impression

Happy Thursday, folks. What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is a game you have been playing intermittently for a long time but never finished? While you’re on the site, … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Is Playing the Long Game

Happy Monday, Avocado players! We’re just about in December, i.e. Awards Season. We’ll soon be starting our own awards shows for the best – and the worst – of 2020’s pop culture. But thinking about them, I had a thought: … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Wants to Give It Up to the Niche

Happy Thursday Avocadoans, and Happy Thanksgiving to our American commenters! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, what is your video game comfort food? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Comfortable

Happy Monday from your friendly neighborhood Lovely Lily Bones! For a bonus prompt: I’ve been thinking a lot about verticality in games, going back to my experience playing Mario 2 where there’s lots of climbing up and falling down to … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Climbs Every Mountain

Happy Thursday, Avocadoans! What’s games are you playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt, tell us about your favorite lighting effects in a game. Feel free to drop pictures in the the thread. Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Lit

Hello! What games are you playing and what do you think of them? Prompt: What do you think when games are compared to film or called cinematic? Do you think it’s a fair comparison? Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Gets Cinematic

Happy Thursday, folks – hope those of you who are seeking a new console get one! As a bonus prompt, what 2020 games have you missed but hope to play before the end of the year? If you haven’t yet, … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 Has FOMO

Happy Monday, Avocados! It’s time to peel back and dive into the games we’ve been enjoying lately. You know, for some reason I just cannot explain, I feel an unbelievable sense of relief – as though a cruel weight has … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread Feels Tired, Relieved, and Accomplished

Hello Avocadoans. What games have you been playing and what do you think of them? As a bonus prompt – for reasons entirely disconnected from current events I’m sure – what game or game genre is best at distracting you … Continue reading Weekly Games Thread #2 is Distracted