Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5: Wondrously Weird & Borderline Bonkers Now we arrive at the final section in the series. As I mentioned at the outset, these last two in my opinion best represent the spirit and style of games in the exploratory sphere I’m hoping to shine a light…

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4: ‘M’ is for Moody After the whirlwind tour of the Milky Way and beyond, we now return to the confines of largely normal Earth-side reality, with two titles grounded in more common occurrences, namely a breakup and the death of a family member. These next pair are…

Part 1 Part 2 Part 3: Cosmic Catharsis It’s time to space out in this section, as the following titles take us through the far reaches of the known (and unknown) cosmic horizons, exploring the nature of reality and oneself, often at once. A quick caveat: both the below are quite short, roughly 3-4 hours…

Previously in Part 1 Part 2: Wandering the Wastelands   These next two share a tenuous link in general setting, i.e. the titular ‘wasteland’ but that is only a very broad overarching connection. In tone and gameplay they are almost mirror opposites. Yet each approaches from an angle that capitalizes on their respective strengths to…

As we put 2021 in the rearview, I wanted to pivot a bit from the traditional ‘Best Of’ list and instead shine a spotlight on some titles that I feel are further beneath the usual radar. I’m going to be looking at ten of the most interesting/experimental-leaning titles that probably slipped through the cracks, two…

With our Top Games of 2020 episode out now, here is my accompanying list as well as all my rantings about each and every title I played during 2020. Peruse and enjoy. 2020 Lists [this year’s through-line would be excellent use of soundscapes: Tsushima, FF7, WL3, Doom, Meta, GR, CP, ZA4, Curse, Visage, Amnesia, WD:…

For his first vlog entry, Chris talks about the first three records that changed his life. Our Star Wars review. Blaster Beam — Craig Huxley and Craig Huxley with Bear McCreary and use in the Klingon Battle.

It was recently my birthday, and as I teeter ever more precariously on the precipice of being 40, a conflux of events (i.e. being trapped in my house largely alone by both the pandemic and local weather) allowed me to have another musing that I decided to turn into full article form. In the last…

Since I’ve been quite quiet on the article side of things here, I thought I’d try to start back up this year by covering an idea I’ve had for a bit, but haven’t discussed or expanded upon until this point. (And that may or may not make it onto the actual podcast this season.) Nevertheless…

Joe Soria Twitter – @airosah Letterboxd – https://letterboxd.com/airosah/ Anyone who spends a significant amount of time with me finds me disagreeable. -Detective Somerset (Morgan Freeman), Se7en  The eve of a new David Fincher release seems to be an ideal time to reflect and celebrate the career of one of Hollywood’s most consistent and influential filmmaking voices…

Chris conducts a remote interview with Tyler Kitchens, composer for the film, “By Night’s End.” To hear more from Tyler Kitchens go to his website, look for him on Spotify and follow him on Instagram.