GROWBOTICS postmortem
In which I dig heavily into the ideas behind my latest creation and why I put myself out there to be judged via this year's Interactive Fiction Competition, even though I didn't expect people to get...
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Cha's Games of the Year 2015. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
I'm starting with the obvious choice. It's difficult for anything else to compete with this for me. And not just because I have a Geralt-crush, although maybe that too.I'll admit I was worried about...
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Cha's Games of the Year 2015. Her Story
I'm a tragic fan of FMV games, and you've no idea how excited I was to see a new example other people actually seem to like.Her Story is a beautiful example of small scope – it knows exactly what it is...
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Professor E. Gadd, You're Not My Dad
In the opening scenes of "Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon" Professor E. Gadd's paranormal research laboratory is running smoothly. Ghosts are helping him out with his studies by sweeping, writing on...
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Cha's Games of the Year 2015. RymdResa
RymdResa (literally just space travel in Swedish) is one of the smaller, less well known games to make an impression on me this year, and probably one of the most flawed. But it fits into a category...
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Crosses All over the Dormitory
The first time I heard the song Crosses by José González I was driving home.I don't like to drive but I had honours fieldwork. 2004 was a year of pushing through and doing whatever needed to be done....
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Mundus Vult Decipiti
The version of me who lives in Stardew Valley stood awkwardly in a corner as couples paired off for the springtime Flower Dance. I fidgeted and stared daggers at my crush's preferred dance partner....
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This is a post about something I don't understand. So I'll skirt around a topic and probably never reach firm conclusions. You have been warned.I do understand that how someone experiences a game is...
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Comparisons: No Man's Sky and Miasmata
Comparisons is an occasional series of posts looking at links and contrasts between specific games. Contains spoilers for both Miasmata and No Man's Sky.No Man's Sky and Miasmata are both niche games...
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Cha's Game of the Year 2017: The Norwood Suite
The Norwood Suite has the advantage of being recently released and fresh in my mind, but I’ve been in love with this universe since Off-Peak so it felt like coming home. Well okay, not my home. More...
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