Category: Video Games
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Giving My Unsolicited Opinion on Every Neopets Species (Part 2)
Last time you saw me, I was inspired by my recent and enthusiastic foray back into my nostalgic childhood playground of Neopets to review every one of the 55 pet species available on the website. Of course, that’s a tall order for just one post, so I decided to split it into two. Therefore, if…
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Giving My Unsolicited Opinion on Every Neopet Species (Part 1)
If you haven’t heard yet, let me be the first to let you know that nearly 25-year-old browser-based pet game Neopets still exists in the year 2024. I know I told you about this last year, but recent events have led me to believe, shockingly, that things are actually getting better on Neopets. Despite some…
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A Gentle Message for Cozy Gamers
The role of video games in my life has always been strangely fraught. This is something I’ve written about before, but even though I loved games as a kid and spent almost all of my free time as a kid playing Nintendo DS and computer games I checked out from my local library, I simultaneously…
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A Review of Fashion Dreamer – On Its Own Merits
Sorry for the radio silence from me! I had every intention of posting this about two weeks ago, but I have been battling the worst chest cold of my entire life on top of all of the end-of-semester and holiday responsibilities that come about this time of year. So, this blog got put on hold…
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The Art of Making Games Difficult – For Yourself
In my over-a-decade-long dance with the Sims franchise, I’ve come back around to regularly playing and loving it. And yes, I’ve talked about the Sims a lot on this blog over the years, but there’s a particular thing about my gameplay habits that I wanted to talk about today, if you’ll indulge me. The Sims…
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Neopets Still Exists in 2023
According to the account page that still miraculously exists, I registered for Neopets 15 and a half years ago. 2008 was certainly a different time on the internet. I was 10 years old, technically too young for a lot of the features available to only those users over the age of 13, like the Neoboards.…
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Hades is the Best Game Ever Made
As a lifelong enjoyer of video games, the question of whether or not I identify myself as a gamer has been a weirdly fraught one. There are many things that make identifying yourself with video game culture a little difficult (Gamergate, toxic misogyny, racism, homophobia, etc…) but the one I want to discuss today is…
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The Pokemon Franchise has a Problem
My original idea for this week’s post was to review the newest main series Pokemon game, Scarlet and Violet. I picked up the game last weekend and have actually been enjoying it. But my enjoyment of the new game has been marred by the continuing discussion of the poor labor practices at the company making…
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Zoo Tycoon 2 is a Masterpiece
Picture me – I’m 10 or 11, sitting at the far end of our dining room table with my Mom’s old laptop propped open, fan loudly whirring away. I, a reformed horse girl and lifelong animal lover, have just found out how to download horses into my copy of Zoo Tycoon 2. Don’t get me…
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My Friends Made Me Review It: IDOLM@STER
My themed month of reviewing media content suggested to me by my favorite people continues! This week, it’s my childhood best friend, Madison. Madison and I have been friends since I was in third grade and she was in second, and though we’ve jumped from interest to interest over the years, there are some definite…
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