Understanding Silksong's Breakout NPC, Sherma: Act 1

Hollow Knight: Silksong pairs charming characters with excellent songwriting.

Sep 14 • 

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August 2025

My Dog Has Terrible Credit

Exploring the end of the profit motive and its most powerful alternative through An Airport For Aliens Currently Run by Dogs developed Strange Scaffold.

Aug 10 • 

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July 2025

Pokémon is Why You Are Never Satisfied

Well, that and a few other reasons.

Jul 20 • 

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Elden Ring Nightreign is About Helping People

There is an oft cited anecdote told by Hidetaka Miyazaki regarding the inspiration for multiplayer in his games.

Jul 6 • 

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June 2025

MapleStory, A Cabin on a Hill, & Voice Memos: How Endless Strafford used loss and comradery to craft their latest album.

I spoke with Endless Strafford lyricist and singer, Nino Koot, about the process and inspirations that led to the band's latest release, (i hope that…

Jun 23 • 

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Finding God in Deltarune

Pontificating on Deltarune's single ending, fate, and faith.

Jun 15 • 

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Practical Steps to Improve Your Writing: The Roadmap Part 2

Introducing The Roadmap, a monthly series on my writing journey as I start to build discipline in my 30's and work towards writing a fiction book.

Jun 1 • 

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May 2025

Analyzing Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 & Doing the Dishes

More than just the next great RPG.

May 24 • 

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We Have to Reimagine What Video Games Can Do

Andor, Disco Elysium, and more demonstrate revolutionary action, but can they do more?

May 17 • 

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The Groundbreaking Technology I Used To Start Writing More

And my writing routine that feels like magic.

May 10 • 

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April 2025

The Wondrous Naïveté of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is an impossible game made real, and inspired me to seek the impossible, too.

Apr 26 • 

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When the Soundtrack Outshines the Game

Tunic doesn't play very well, but its soundtrack has stuck with me for years.

Apr 18 • 

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