Category: Video Games
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Weekly Reflections #16
In which we do things for a second time. A few thoughts on finishing my second playthrough of Elden Ring, which I think is now my favorite videogame of all time: This time I chose to pursue a sorcerer’s path as opposed to my warrior last round. This meant much more combat from a distance,…
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Weekly Reflections #7
I had a nightmare this week that I became a lawyer again. On a related note, I got a sleep aid from my doctor (pretty lightweight antihistamine that also controls anxiety) for the first time in my life. It’s great. When I need to take it (once or twice a month, usually), I fall asleep…
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Weekly Reflections #6
Reading: Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin; Holacracy by Brian J. Robertson; Buddhism, Plain and Simple by Steve Hagen Watching: Still watching The Last of Us and Poker Face as they come out. The big headline is that our good friend Andrew Helms helped produce Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence,…
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Favorite Video Games of 2022
I’m generally looking for three things in video games: Can you make me forget about everything else in the world right now? Are you interesting enough that I’m not checking my email in the down moments? When I’m not playing the game, am I thinking about playing the game? Am I trying to find time…
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Quick early Thoughts on Elden Ring
Well, that was the title before I got 30 + 50+ 60+ hours in, stopped writing, and forgot to publish this. I wouldn’t say Elden Ring has taken over my life—seriously, there’s been a lot going on the last few weeks[1]—but it has taken up a lot of my free time. In a good way.…
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So what’s it been like taking a week off to play a video game?
Let’s not bury the lede—it’s been great! A few things I’ve learned: At my age, I can really only play about 4 hours of video games a day. Something happens after that—my eyes get tired, I get kind of bored of sitting down, and I just don’t enjoy playing anymore. Playing after that is like…
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On Playing Video Games
On the eve of me taking a week off of work to (mostly) play a video game, and because a friend recently asked me about it, I’ve been wondering the following: What would I say to a younger me about video games? I think it also begs a couple of other questions: What do I…
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Mythic Quest and the Responsibility of Television
SPOILERS follow for: Ted Lasso, The Sex Lives of College Girls, and Mythic Quest The last month was some of the best TV-watching my wife and I have had in a while, a string of Station 11 (which I think is my favorite show I’ve seen since season 1 of True Detective), The Sex Lives…
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Favorite Video Games of 2021
A selection of my favorite games I played in 2021 (not all released this year) Inscryption (PC): This game, on its face, is a rogue-like deck-builder, but becomes something much, much more as you play. It’s hard to talk about the brilliance without spoiling the game, so if you’re not going to play but you’re…
