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Grayson Morley

Grayson Morley
Key art for Donkey Kong Bananza. Donkey Kong, with Pauline on his back, smashes downward into a large rock as gold explodes around his fist.

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Donkey Kong Bananza and reward density

How to beat the slog

By Grayson Morley 01 Aug 2025
The logos for Promise Mascot Agency and Fantasy Life i.

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The source of overwhelm: Fantasy Life i and Promise Mascot Agency

What differentiates one checklist from another

By Grayson Morley 10 Jul 2025
A picture of the Switch 2 with its screen turned off, bearing a reflection of me taking a picture of it, waving my hand hello.

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The Switch 2 is a mirror

Whatever you think the Switch 2 is, it is

By Grayson Morley 06 Jun 2025
Key art for the game Blue Prince. A boy walks through a distant door in a dark blue manor.

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Blue Prince is an obsession simulator

Why do my notes look like my novel revision?

By Grayson Morley 13 May 2025

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On Polygon

Solidarity to everyone who worked there

By Grayson Morley 02 May 2025
Key art for the game Wanderstop. It features a frowning woman sitting next to a smiling man on a bench.

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The only review of Wanderstop that is also a review of the app Gentler Streak

Burnout, shmurnout

By Grayson Morley 15 Apr 2025
Screenshot from Metaphor ReFantazio showing the hero fighting a giant worm with a human's face, four horns, and a eyeball r

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On heroes

No one is coming to save us

By Grayson Morley 11 Mar 2025
A screenshot from the game Pepper Grinder. A large red beetle stands menacingly in front of the main character, a small woma

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On difficulty spikes

A sudden feeling of unfairness

By Grayson Morley 04 Feb 2025
The Backlog logo, which looks like an array of buttons on a video game controller.

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Backloggies 2024

Ranking experiences, not games

By Grayson Morley 17 Dec 2024
The logo of Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket, which is just the name of the game in the Pokémon font.

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Interrogating the feeling of playing Pokémon TCG Pocket

If it’s not fun, what is it?

By Grayson Morley 03 Dec 2024
Key art for UFO 50, featuring colorful cartoon characters surrounding the game's title.

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UFO 50 and my running group

Making solitary hobbies less solitary

By Grayson Morley 19 Nov 2024
Key art from the original Final Fantasy VII.

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Final Fantasy VII Remake Demake

Can you believe they went through all this trouble to get FFVII running on the original PlayStation?

By Grayson Morley 05 Nov 2024
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