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?

Revisiting "Day of the Tentacle Remastered"

Day of the Tentacle (1993) was the first CD-ROM game I played. It was my older brother's copy, from his collection of LucasArts point-and-click adventures. That collection pretty much dominated my childhood gaming.

But subsequently, I hardly touched the genre. There were scarcely any point-and-clicks to speak of after those golden years. Now, 20+ years on, I'm revisiting DOTT.

Witcher 3 expansion: Blood and Wine review

Verdict: While the "Hearts of Stone" expansion packs more punch with its superior story, "Blood and Wine" is still an excellent entry with triple the content.

A duchess, a vampire, and a witcher walk into a bar... and you get Blood & Wine.

Witcher 3 expansion: Hearts of Stone review

Verdict: The Witcher 3's first expansion is a must-play if you loved the main game.

In Hearts of Stone (HoS), you'll meet men with eternal life and men without hearts.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review

Witcher 3 was almost my all-time favorite RPG.

But it isn't, and let me tell you why before I talk about how brilliant this game is.