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The Best Way to Replay Sayonara Wild Hearts

This is not just smooth moves. This is Smooth Moves!

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Tomodachi Life Wants Me to Be a Stalker

Give Mii your undivided attention. And they'll give it back. A lot.

2-minute read
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What Makes Pragmata's Central Station Stand Out

A good hub isn't always obvious, but it is comforting.

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Life Is Strange Talks Back Sharply in Reunion

Testing story comprehension without asking lets the game go places.

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Marathon's Solution to the Ladder Problem

Sometimes it's a collision, sometimes it's a prompt, and sometimes it's both.

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Requiem's Most Unexpected Road Rash

For a Resident Evil that wants to be every other great Resident Evil at the same time, Requiem gets a surprising Gen 7 thing right.

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The True Mystery Behind The Mermaid's Curse

Birds meet online, even though they can't swipe.

2-minute read
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Dear Me, I Was Not a Game

And it's not a problem. It's just gatekeepers being insecure about their hobby.

2-minute read
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Melody over Quality of Choices in Dispatch

This is one of the least objectionable quick time events in non-action games.

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The Weight of Jumps in Donkey Kong Country Returns

If Mario's breezy platforming is Marvin Gaye, then Donkey Kong's heavy groove is D'Angelo.

2-minute read

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About Me

My name is Anton, I’m a video game creator who proudly overthinks tiny aspects of game design. Every week, I take a game I’ve been playing and find a detail that may often not be its main focus. But it still deserves love, doesn’t it? Besides these aspects, I pay special attention to general game flow and game feel.

When I play new games, I like to take notes. They often end up messy, and I can’t share them with anyone. I even have trouble reading them later myself! So now I turn them into cohesive posts that not only I but others can read. I also need every excuse I can get to play new games, old games I’ve never played, old games I have no excuse to replay as well as games outside my comfort zone.

I try to avoid spoilers for the newer games I bring up, but sometimes I see no better way to make a point. So if you don’t want to be spoiled, I recommend avoiding the posts on the games you haven’t played but plan to play.

Credits

Way of the Hunter 2

Way of the Hunter

This Is the President

Favorite Games

killer7

Super Mario Galaxy

Half Life 2

Resident Evil 4

Device 6

Favorite Studios

Nintendo

Capcom

Simogo

Treasure

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