Transistor review

Verdict: This beautifully painted, fresh take on the TBS genre would shine more brightly with a little more polish.

Gaming mom #001: Just write

I've been putting off a review of Transistor for ages now. It's not that I haven't tried to write it. My phone notes have two, three unsuccessful drafts.

Luigi's Mansion 3 review

The haunted-hotel adventure for two has more humor than horror.

Bastion review

Verdict: The prettiest game in these here parts. Too bad the combat ain't as sweet as it looks.

SteamWorld Quest review

Verdict: Even if you don't like card games, you might love this one. It's disguised as an RPG.

Pregnant and gaming: The third trimester

Squeezed in quite a bit of Switch gaming before the birth of Little Miss S:

Pregnant and gaming: The second trimester

Some intense button-mashing, some really slow decisions.

Pregnant and gaming: The first trimester

People have plenty of reasons for not keeping up with their blog. But I have a pretty good excuse this time.

2018 in review

Looking back on 2018 in games and Japanese.

1. Games
 
My recent neglect of this blog has a happy reason.

Reading practice: "If Cats Disappeared from the World"

Say you're dying. But you could extend your life by one day for each precious thing you choose to sacrifice from the world. Would you?