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Category Archives: Blogs of the Round Table

Posts created for Critical Distance’s monthly Blogs of the Round Table series.

Leveraged Words

November 30, 2018by Taylor Hidalgo 1 Comment

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

November 30, 2017by Taylor Hidalgo Leave a comment

(Note: This article contains significant spoilers for the freeware visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club. Those hoping to avoid spoilers should play the game prior to reading. Content Warning: Mental […]

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Please Come In

October 14, 2017by Taylor Hidalgo Leave a comment

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 […]

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Waterfront Property

September 30, 2017by Taylor Hidalgo Leave a comment

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, […]

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Better Than We Found It

May 31, 2017by Taylor Hidalgo Leave a comment

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 […]

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A Few Ill-Placed Pieces

November 26, 2016by Taylor Hidalgo 1 Comment

Sometimes life feels like a puzzle to me. A series of small thoughts, shapes, and configurations that are shaped more or less like the pieces of other people’s lives and […]

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Tricker’s Treat

October 31, 2016by Taylor Hidalgo Leave a comment

I typically loathe difficult games. In part because designing challenges is difficult. Technology being what it is, computers can’t match a hand-tailored stage design or a human’s variations in play. […]

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As if a Fly on the Wall

August 31, 2016by Taylor Hidalgo Leave a comment

The cool breeze of the night feels like a second home to me. I grew up sticking to the shadows, slowly and steadily teaching myself the secrets of stealth by […]

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The Tragedy of Perspective – Part I

May 31, 2016by Taylor Hidalgo 1 Comment

Playing Fallout 2 as a child probably wasn’t one of the healthiest methods of personal development. The wastes of southern California were huge. They contained townships as distinct as the […]

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I Can Only Pretend

March 31, 2016by Taylor Hidalgo Leave a comment

At exactly six in the morning, the cries of a rooster pierce through the peaceful rest of the farmhouse in Stardew Valley. Before my character is even entirely out of […]

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