Jul 11Elden Ring keeps blowing my mindYes, it’s another story about how good Elden Ring is. Sue me. My wife was going out for the day one Saturday. It was rainy and cold (summer is fickle here) so I decided to stay in. I had just beaten the Fire Giant. She asked what I was going…Elden Ring4 min read
Feb 5, 2021Hitman 3’s Story Fails Where Dark Souls SucceedsPolygon’s review of Hitman 3 starts like this: Shockingly, what Hitman 3 wants most is to tell you a story . Why is that shocking? Because Hitman 3 is the conclusion to a trilogy with terrible storytelling. In Hitman (2016) there is a story between each level: a bald mega-assassin…Hitman7 min read
Dec 31, 2020My Fave Stories of 2020 (In no order, except for the first one) — Colin MunchThe Last of Us Part 2 — I thought Red Dead Redemption 2 was the final statement of this video game generation, and in many ways it is, but there was room for a counterpoint. If RDR2 is a seven-season prestige TV series, The Last of Us Part 2 is…Videogames9 min read
Oct 8, 2019Auspicious Beginnings: Wing Commander Privateer & Rebel Galaxy Outlaw“Protecting myself from your type gets expensive. And I’m on a budget.” A mining station carved into the structure of a massive asteroid. Landing lights, heavy metal plates and pressure doors. …Gaming5 min read
