My Favourite Things 2022
I reflect on my media consumption during 2022: the video games and films that hit me in the feels, that I want to recommend to others, and that I found just damn fun.
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Fallout: New Vegas and finding your place in the world
Starting a new RPG can be daunting: making a new build and quickly learning the rules is a road fraught with frustration. What can Fallout: New Vegas teach us about impostor syndrome and making us feel like we belong in a game world?
Image: Valve
Heroes of the lockdown: Left 4 Dead 2
With so many people using video games as a way to destress and stay connected through the pandemic, I share my personal hero of the lockdown: Valve’s Left 4 Dead 2. I dissect why it continues to help teams bond over a decade after release.
Games that made me: Rayman 2 – The Great Escape
I return to the first video game I ever played and analyse why, over two decades later, its narrative design continues to captivate and enchant me.
Yakuza and humour: the rhythms of life
As I play through Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio’s legendary series, I attempt to pin down how Yakuza’s barmy sense of humour and dedication to player freedom create harmony, not dissonance with its more serious elements.