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Sable, The Binding of Isaac, vibes, and mechanics
End of year dabbling
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Tunic and putting the game before the mystery
Fez walked so that Tunic could run
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Disco Elysium and exposition as ludic reward
The game-as-novel that wouldn't work as well as a novel
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Backlog draft about Triangle Strategy
Revise that title with an actual one—definitely don’t forget to do this
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Overwatch 2 and baby's first battle pass
What's $10? I don't know. Do you? Help
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I reviewed New Tales From the Borderlands for Polygon
Plenty of jokes, but inconsistent pacing
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Minit and precious life seconds
Games don't make you think about time's inexorable march? Weird
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Returnal and the unbroken loop
A third-person shooter after Kafka’s own heart
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Cult of the Lamb and the Alt+Tab mind
This is checklist gaming at its finest
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Stray and the demands of a unique conceit
Sorry, all: I did not like The Cat Game
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Destiny 2 and the infinite scroll
When lore is never-ending, where do we start?
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Welcome, new readers!
A little primer on Backlog