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"American Arcadia is a fairly short narrative indie game in which protagonist Trevor Hills -- nebbish middle-manager and boring twat -- discovers that his entire life is a reality TV show being watched by the people outside the thinly-disguised Disney World resort in which he dwells, and is forced to go on the run when he learns the powers that be are about to disappear him for not being interesting enough to watch. Certainly hits close to home for someone who makes a living on YouTube."

"Im still one of those deviants who likes horror games in months other than October, and it would be remiss of me not to award the one game that actually scared the piss out of my jaded ass (please dont ask what piss was doing in my ass). Amnesia: The Bunker achieves this with its innovative approach to organic recursive gameplay. Threatening my protagonist with death or injury is one thing, but threatening to erase my last hour of progress? Truly traumatizing for anyone who works with regular deadlines."

"[On Sanabi:] Pixel art-y, 2D platform-y affair, best summarized as Katana-Zero-meets-Celeste-meets-a-grappling-hook, followed-by-a-whirlwind-romance-and-joyful-marriage-to-a-grappling-hook. But the plots straight out of the grim middle-aged, murder-man, haunted-by-lost-loved-one, finds-second-chance-at-redemption-while-escorting-innocent-child, hairy-dad playbook. But I cant hold that against it because, hey! Grappling hoooook! One of those would have certainly improved The Last of Us, if it had been used to tether the main characters to a speeding bus."

"Boy, the conversation around Hogwarts Legacy really helped me appreciate new perspectives and expand my world view. Now I know how the mute function works on Twitter."

"I wont spoil anything, but if youre wondering why Alan Wake American Nightmare is no longer canon, its because it had a satisfying ending that tied up all the loose ends that might have kept the DLC and sequel train a-rolling indefinitely, and you can be fucking well certain Alan Wake 2 is determined not to repeat that mistake."

"Alans game takes a more Silent Hill-y approach where we systematically explore an abandoned hotel or dog grooming salon, looking for the locked doors and the keys to open the locked doors like a janitor on his first day whose supervisor isnt answering their phone, with the added twist of Alans power to rewrite the story to alter certain rooms and open up new doorways. It gives a rather effectively creepy feel of being trapped in a surreal, introspective world with a sense of reality as reliable and permanent as a career in corporate tech journalism."