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David Erickson

David Erickson
David (known in most places online as @Data_Error) has been writing video essays about video games, anime, and all manner of geeky media since 2018, joining Geek to Geek two years later. Forged in early-aughts fanfiction and play-by-post role-playing games, he continues to write regularly about everything from creature design for felow Pokémaniacs to the strucural positivity of Yuru Camp. His coffee-making routine is entirely too complicated for his own good.
A Twisted Tale: As Charming as it is Promising [Chapter 1 Review]
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David Erickson

A Twisted Tale: As Charming as it is Promising [Chapter 1 Review]

A Twisted Tale wears its adoration for cheeky adventure games on its sleeve, proving to be a rock-solid entry into the genre's indie-driven renaissance.
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Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery – Review
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David Erickson

Behind the Frame: The Finest Scenery – Review

Behind the Frame presents itself as comfort food. For some, that's sorely needed right now. And for me, it's a welcome treat at any time. Release date: August 25, 2021Price: $5.99 (mobile) / $12.99 (PC & console)Rating: E (Everyone)Platform: Android, iOS, Nintendo Switch and PC (reviewed) via Steam, Epic Games, and GoG A code for…
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Alterium Shift Impressions – What’s Old is New Again
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David Erickson

Alterium Shift Impressions – What’s Old is New Again

From spell to sidequest, Alterium Shift captures the spirit of classic role-playing adventures and reconstitutes them into an earnest love letter to the genre.
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Chinatown Detective Agency Review – Admirable Work in a Dysfunctional System
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David Erickson

Chinatown Detective Agency Review – Admirable Work in a Dysfunctional System

While not all of Chinatown Detective Agency's shortcomings can be written off as thematic, its intention may well clear enough to win you over.
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Please Be Happy Review – A Capstone of Comfort
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David Erickson

Please Be Happy Review – A Capstone of Comfort

Between its gorgeous presentation and sentimental script, Please Be Happy might just be the most uplifting and heartfelt story I've taken in all year.
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[Keywords] Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and Lineups
Keywords
David Erickson

[Keywords] Pokémon Scarlet & Violet and Lineups

I adore Pokémon, but playing a game I"solved" in middle school can be less than thrilling. What Pokémon needs, for some of us, is un-solving.
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League of Enthusiastic Losers Review – A Dose of Melancholy
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David Erickson

League of Enthusiastic Losers Review – A Dose of Melancholy

League of Enthusiastic Losers speaks deeply, if imperfectly, to a life experience that we don't often see in games: weary late-thirty-somethings.
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LEGO Bricktales Review – The Platonic Ideal of a LEGO Game, Nearly
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David Erickson

LEGO Bricktales Review – The Platonic Ideal of a LEGO Game, Nearly

LEGO Bricktales combines the toys' fun theme sets with creativity-forward puzzle solving, creating the purest interpretation yet of LEGO into video game form.
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10 Games Like Boku no Natsuyasumi
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David Erickson

10 Games Like Boku no Natsuyasumi

While we're still waiting for the Boku no Natsuyasumi series to release outside of Japan, many games are proudly carrying on that lackadaisical torch.
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Wayward Strand Review – A Modern Oldie
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David Erickson

Wayward Strand Review – A Modern Oldie

Wayward Strand can be aimless at times and difficult to wade through at others. Oddly, I don't find either of those things to be a detriment.
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