Year: 2017
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A bit of behind the scenes for you. I started the process by making a list of the albums that I spent any significant amount of time listening to. Some of these will end likely end up on notable album-of-the-year lists, and others are waaaay off the beaten path. They are as follows (ordered by…
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When I played Persona 3 in the summer of 2013, I felt like I had experienced something altogether unique in the RPG genre. The game was both familiar and fresh. Its gameplay elements and narrative expression had me fully engaged for nearly 140 hours. I played Persona 4 the following summer, only to discover a game that was just…
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I recognize that this post comes out of nowhere for my regular readers. Let me assure you that my continued search for meaning in video games has not come to an end. But Medium Quality in its many forms has never been about just one thing. Rather, I have always thought of it as an…
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Dragon Quest has been my favorite JRPG franchise for years, mostly because of its unwavering consistency. I know just what to expect from any entry in the series, and I appreciate that. That’s why I often refer to Dragon Quest as gaming comfort food. Final Fantasy is a much different story. As much as I count…
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