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Persona 3 Portable and people pleasing

A mirror held up to a mirror

May 25 •

Wylde Flowers and farming my heart

Guest Backlog by Alyssa Collins

May 11 •

I reviewed Cassette Beasts for Polygon

A charming indie ’mon-like for adults who like capitalism jokes

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Unsighted and the solution to side quest dissonance

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Apr 27 • Grayson Morley, Brandon Walsh, and Alyssa Collins

God of War Ragnarök and a lack of confidence

Jan 5 • Grayson Morley

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and the backpack metaphor

Apr 13 • Grayson Morley

Citizen Sleeper and choosing to stay

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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and the backpack metaphor

Buckle up, folks: It's a fiction workshop metaphor week

Apr 13 •

I reviewed The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog for Polygon

Pro-tip: Don't name your character "Sanic" like I did

Apr 3 •

Unsighted and the solution to side quest dissonance

You may not like it, but this is what narrative cohesion looks like

Mar 30 •

Nobody Saves the World and exuberant middle schoolers

Backlog Duo™ returns

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Citizen Sleeper and choosing to stay

This game broke my heart

Mar 2 •

I wrote about The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening for Polygon's Zeldathon

Yes, it is a fiction craft lesson in the guise of a videogame essay

Feb 22 •

Skyrim and a life ignoring destiny

Don’t speak to me or my rat-son ever again

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