Category: Blogs of the Round Table
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Leveraged Words
Clients sit and talk to me about their lives, and I make mild observations or comments as I see fit. Amidst our chatter, I mix drinks.
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It All Comes Down
Life is painfully complex.
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Please Come In
When I was younger, I spent a lot of time feeling bad about myself. It wasn’t anything terribly traumatic, but a likely common story for the nerdier folks going through life. For me, I’ve always been a little bit on the smaller side, I wore glasses from a young age, I liked Japanese cartoons and…
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Waterfront Property
The grass sways in the wind, the sea reaches up to the cliffs, spraying ocean into the air before calming once again into itself. Seafaring birds drift in the distance, after prey out of human sight. The mid-afternoon sun draws patterns of glitter onto the surface of the water. There is a smell to the…
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Better Than We Found It
When I first started playing and writing about games, it was a different time. Advertisements were built on the backs of the grunge-fantasy vibe of metal bands. Or they wrapped themselves in the elegant evening dress of perfume advertisements, but eschewed the class to gaze longingly at busts and butts. The discussion surrounding games said…
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A Few Ill-Placed Pieces
Life can sometimes feel like a puzzle, but not all pieces are shaped the same.
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Tricker’s Treat
There’s a challenge to designing a good challenge.
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As if a Fly on the Wall
Not all skills transfer quite so cleanly.
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The Tragedy of Perspective – Part I
As a child, Fallout 2 is a wonderful game, but very probably for only about half of the right reasons.
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I Can Only Pretend
At exactly six in the morning, the cries of a rooster pierce through the peaceful rest of the farmhouse.
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A Different Kind of Progress
Sometimes, even the most stalwart heroes need a bit of peace.
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A Joyful Perspective
There’s a weird amount of joy hidden in the passive hand of The Sims.