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GOTY '22

Participated in the 2022 Game of the Year Event

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Found the secret ogre page

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GOTY '21

Participated in the 2021 Game of the Year Event

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Played 250+ games

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GOTY '20

Participated in the 2020 Game of the Year Event

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Favorite Games

Echo
Echo
Picross 3D: Round 2
Picross 3D: Round 2
Transistor
Transistor
TowerFall Ascension
TowerFall Ascension
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut
Disco Elysium: The Final Cut

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Played in 2023

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Slice & Dice
Slice & Dice

Sep 23

Marvel Snap
Marvel Snap

Sep 22

The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
The 25th Ward: The Silver Case

Sep 13

Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue
Hamtaro: Rainbow Rescue

Sep 03

CrossCode
CrossCode

Aug 31

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Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise

Flower, Sun, and Rain: Murder and Mystery in Paradise

Completed

on

Nintendo DS
people will tell you that the worst part of flower, sun, and rain is all the damn walking. the running back and forth, the constant little tasks, the characters who exist just to annoy you.
hell no it isn't. that's the good part. all those stupid characters who just make you do things for them? the huge island you just have to get through by foot? the nonsense puzzles you need to look through a big book to solve?
that's CHARM, buddy.
no, the worst part of flower, sun, and rain is when it tries to connect back to the silver case, a game that only made about 60% sense at any given time but made up for it with an incredibly slick presentation and writing style with an eye to the future in terms of Oh So Many Things. none of it works or provides anything meaningful, and most of it is half of an idea with a big "maybe play the next game to find out more..?" vibe all over the place.
the dialogue here can still be funny, witty, or evoke strong lasting imagery in your mind, but anything regarding the Strict Plot is just really not worth it. look up any explanation of it and you'll see people throw in "apparently" and "somehow" all over the place. and this really isn't a game where you can just say "ignore the plot entirely"-it's there, and the latter third of the game is dedicated to it.. but it is not good.
but that's not why you came to this island, right? it's a vacation, relax a bit.. talk to the people you meet on the way. don't focus so much on what'll happen tomorrow when there's still so much left of today!
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Final Fantasy IX

Final Fantasy IX

Completed

on

Nintendo Switch
i'm not sure what they were thinking with tetra master.
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Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood

Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood

Completed

on

PlayStation 4
look, a realm reborn and heavensward are just nowhere near as entertaining as stormblood. the dungeon/trial content is really finding its stride, the locations feel more lived in and intriguing than hw's, the story... well, it's certainly a fun time!
i feel like hw aimed so high with its plot and kinda landed disastrously at really crucial moments. stormblood's goals are so much simpler and it thrives in small character details. the patch content is just filled with weird mini-stories i loved to see.
hw left me with this feeling of "well, that was interesting, but they kinda fucked it up"
stb left me with this feeling of "well, that wasn't perfect, but i had fun, and the things it set up are things i'm actually interested in seeing pay off"
so... yeah :)
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