When FromSoft released Demon’s Souls over a decade ago, it was just a weird little game from a weird never-heard-of developer. Apparently, GameSpot gave it their Game of the Year award in 2009, which is very much ahead of the curve. I have included the video of the GameSpot staff talking about why they gave… Continue Reading
I had a marathon session of Elden Ring last night. For whatever reason, I really want to see credits roll (after 175 hours, I think I’ve earned it) so I’ve been chugging through the main storyline as best as I can. I previously thought that the area I was in was the last area (that… Continue Reading
My I wrote about being weird all my life, but not really realizing it for several decades. You can read part one here. The realization did not hit all at once, but it came in drips and drabs over time. I came out publicly during an acting class. The two leaders were queer Asian women,… Continue Reading
I’m a weirdo. This is not a shock to me or anyone who knows me. I have been a weirdo all my life, but I didn’t realize it until I was…well, that’s a complicated answer. Here’s the thing. I never felt like I fit in, but I just thought it was because–well, I wasn’t sure.… Continue Reading
More Elden Ring because it’s all I care about right now. I am going to talk about an NPC questline I just finished, which means there will be MASSIVE spoilers because, well, I think it’s obvious why. So here is your warning that the whole post will be filled with spoilers that span the whole… Continue Reading
Eurogamer had a stream today with donations going to The Autism Self Advocacy Network in part because Zoe (one of the video producers) is autistic. I jumped in after they met their first goal of $2,000 and raised it to $4,000. They were roughly seven hundred dollars short when I hopped into the chat. I… Continue Reading
I’m pinging back and forth between loving and hating Elden Ring. My overall vibe is one of love, obviously, but the things I hate about it are congealing with time. In part because they haven’t changed over time. If anything, they’ve just gotten worse. It’s my age-old complaint about, well, everything in media. Things don’t… Continue Reading
I’ve written quite a few posts about the things that frustrate me about Elden Ring. I write those from a place of love because, yes, I love this game, and I want it to be better. But, bottom line, I love this game. I love it like I haven’t loved a game in quite some… Continue Reading
When Elden Ring dropped, it was showered with rave reviews. They are, for the most part, deserving, but I take issue with the 10s. I might be too hard with my rating, but to get a 10, a game has to be pristine. There have to be no flaws, which is not the case with… Continue Reading
I’m Taiwanese American, but way more American than Taiwanese. I was born and raised in Minnesota, which is about as middle America as you can get. I grew up in an extremely white suburb at a time when the motto for immigrants was the dreaded melting pot–as in, you damn well better melt into the… Continue Reading