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Octopath Traveler II and who gets to be the protagonist
A game for people who wonder what the shopkeeper's deal is
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Persona 3 Portable and people pleasing
A mirror held up to a mirror
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Wylde Flowers and farming my heart
Guest Backlog by Alyssa Collins
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I reviewed Cassette Beasts for Polygon
A charming indie ’mon-like for adults who like capitalism jokes
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Great writing about great games
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Backchat: Dredge
The first episode of Backlog's intermittent podcast!
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Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze and the backpack metaphor
Buckle up, folks: It's a fiction workshop metaphor week
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I reviewed The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog for Polygon
Pro-tip: Don't name your character "Sanic" like I did
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Unsighted and the solution to side quest dissonance
You may not like it, but this is what narrative cohesion looks like
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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
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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