Ludus Novus 013: Over the Next Hill
In this podcast, I talk about exploration games. Exploration games, as I categorize them, are games with an open world that offer an array of paths at any one time. They’re awesome because they appeal...
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Phenomenon 32 and the Cinders of Earth
I’ve been playing a game lately about exploring a place where a man-made disaster has bent the very fabric of reality itself, creating bizarre anomalies and strange creatures. I explore the abandoned...
View ArticlePlaying With My Food
I played one of my favorite games today: grocery shopping. I am a geek: a person inclined to get excited over the minutia of a topic or topics. One of the ways I manifest this is by being a foodie. I...
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A Stillness of Mind, Skill Honed Sharp – Hyper Light Drifter
Screenshot of Hyper Light Drifter from Steam user 芊一. Hyper Light Drifter, from Heart Machine1, is an inscrutable game: one which presents you with various mysteries and challenges, inviting you to...
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Ludus Novus 029 – The Goalless Path of Bernband
What do people actually mean when they say “walking simulator?” Bernband by Tom van den Boogaart doesn’t even seem to have a goal. But then why do you keep playing it? Bernband:...
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