Year: 2025
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One of the skills that I’ve been chasing on this blog is the ability to engage with media critically. I have no formal training. I’m just a former literature teacher with an interest in what narratives say about the human experience (and my experience as a human in particular). But this ongoing project to write…
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I had a bit of a difficult time getting into Transistor because I ran into some technical issues on the PC version. It runs well on the Steam Deck, but the game seems to be optimized for a larger screen. I didn’t enjoy playing it on the 7-inch screen, but the game behaved poorly anytime…
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Puzzle games aren’t generally my thing, but I heard such wonderful things about this game called Arranger: A Role-Puzzling Adventure. Since the game is available for free (with a Netflix subscription) on Android, I figured it would be a fun to check the game out on my new Retroid Pocket 5. Wow. This game on…
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Tales of Symphonia is the second game in Tales series that I’ve played, and it’s a fantastic follow-up to Tales of Phantasia. In fact, it wouldn’t surprise me if Symphonia is actually a prequel to the first game in the series… but a prequel that improves upon the original in every way.