The Sequel Part 2: The Sequencing

Welcome back to my multi-part blog post on sequels! Sorry for the wait last week, there was a lot to juggle and honestly I couldn't put off cutting the grass any longer and that took forever because my area had a flood a few weeks prior so it was like clearing jungle....

Let’s Play Yo-Kai Watch!

Let’s Play Yo-Kai Watch!

Yo-Kai Watch is a series you've probably heard of but maybe never played. You might know it as "that Pokemon-type game that Level-5 makes," or maybe even "Shin Megami Tensei's charming kid brother," as Polygon's Allegra Frank once called it. You've probably at least...

The End of the Quest?

The End of the Quest?

Once upon a time*, I proclaimed I was going to beat all the mainline games in the Dragon Quest series within a single year. It ended up only taking me nine and a half months. I've enjoyed (almost**) every moment of it. I think I flew through the games simply because...

On constructing a good video game town

Video game worlds can usually be divided up into three fairly clean categories: overworlds, dungeons and towns. Dungeons get a lot of love, it’s true. But nothing quite makes me fall in love with a game or setting like a really well made town, city or village. I love...

Welcome to the 13th Story

The 13th Story will mostly focus on any number of random ideas and thoughts, but I really want to make it my goal to be insightful. I really want to express concepts and ideas that will help you appreciate games on a deeper level.