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The Gameological Awards 2025
Introduction I always kick off these posts with a little intro that sums up the last twelve months. It was the Year of This Thing, it was the year of That Thing! Whether it's a global pandemic or a self-imposed challenge, I’m always able to distill my most recent trip around the sun into a pithy little phrase, and then laboriously try to smush my gaming habits into that phrase so everything comes full circle and I have a nice little thematically-apt blog post locked and loade
The Gameological Awards 2024
Introduction When 2024 announced itself last January, I was wrapping up one game and moving on to the next. In short order, I had beaten...
It Has To Be Good
Roller coasters are, in a way, the ultimate sculpture. They are towering monuments of hubris, love letters from pioneering engineers and...
The Gameological Awards 2023
The following "Best Of" list is part of a series among members of the Gameological community. For my piece, I chose to write about games...
The Art of Motion
The Art of Motion is a look back at 3D Super Mario games. From the control schemes to the level designs, the history of Nintendo is...
The Gameological Awards 2022
The following "Best Of" list is part of a series among members of the Gameological community. For my piece, I chose to write about games...
Operation H.I.D.E.O. Part 6 ... The Easy Way Out
This is the sixth entry in my ongoing series chronicling my mission to play every Kojima game, dubbed “Operation H.I.D.E.O.” You can read...
The Gameological Awards 2021
The following "Best Of" list is part of a series among members of the Gameological community. For my piece, I chose to write about games...
Operation H.I.D.E.O. PART 5 ... Don't Hate the Player
This is the fifth entry in my ongoing series chronicling my mission to play every Kojima game, dubbed “Operation H.I.D.E.O.” You can read...
A Tale of Two Sequels
From the dark, they came… Some people played Dark Souls and were blown away. Others, like me, were not. I first played the game when it...
The Gameological Awards 2020
The following "Best Of" list is part of a series among members of the Gameological community. For my piece, I chose to write about games...
Let's Torture a Metaphor! ''Shock'' Games as Steak Dinners
Depending on how many of my posts you’ve read, or if you’ve spoken to me about games at all, you may have gleaned a very specific fact...
The Gameological ''Top Ten Video Game Moments''
The following "Top Ten" list is part of a series among members of the Gameological community. This list is a list of my Top Ten Moments...
Operation H.I.D.E.O. Part 4 ... Under the Manhattan Sun
This is the fourth entry in my ongoing series chronicling my mission to play every Kojima game, dubbed “Operation H.I.D.E.O.” You can...
The Nightmare Ends
I’ve spoken at length about how much I absolutely love Bloodborne. From Software’s action-packed love letter to Lovecraft has been one of...
The Hunt Begins
Scary movies are my jam. Second only to science fiction, horror is a genre that I love to watch because it’s just so darn exciting! Free...
On Style and Substance
At the first sight of flashy camerawork or stylish design, fans and critics alike have been known to whip out the phrase “style over...
Operation H.I.D.E.O. Part 3 ... One step forward, Two steps back
This is the third entry in my ongoing series chronicling my mission to play every Kojima game, dubbed “Operation H.I.D.E.O.” You can read...
I Watch the British Bake...and I Feel Fine!
Television right now is an goddamn nightmare. Not because it’s bad, of course, but because it’s so good. Good and plentiful. Gone are the...
Growing up ain't easy to do
I think you could walk into nearly any college dorm room in America occupied by three or more guys and find a copy of Super Smash Bros....
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