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Late last month I had written about my journey playing through the Dragon Age franchise this year. Now that I’ve rolled credits on the fourth installment of the franchise, I have a few thoughts I wanted to share. I’m a bit taken aback by the severe ups and downs of…

Credit Cards Most people don’t spend a lot of time considering how credit cards work (debit cards are different and tie directly to your bank’s checking account), it’s either just a handy thing that allows people to buy items quickly and easily or the most anti-consumer monstrous vampire to an…

My History with Dragon Age I’ve been a huge fan of medieval-type fantasy since I was a few years old. In the 1980s, I fell in love with the campy He-Man and the Masters of the Universe animated series. Nothing has captured my imagination and given me the feeling that…

The year is zooming by, as most years seem to do now! Here are a few items that have happened so far this year:

I haven’t seriously done New Year’s resolutions for a few years. Now it’s 2024, let’s give it a whirl! For the year of 2024, I will: 2. Read 20 books – This is the standard goal, I’m pleased with the yearly results so I don’t see a huge reason to…

Ever played a game that you liked, or wanted to like but struggled so much with either the mechanics or choices in combination with mechanics that you ended up walking away? This has happened to me more than I am comfortable with and wanted to list out my current gaming…

Here are the games I’m looking forward to in 2024. Note not all of these will be games released in 2024 but items I’m looking forward to playing that I know I won’t be able to get to in 2023. This is a fairly long list (never been a better…

The following are my favorite gaming experiences of 2023. These games may not have necessarily been released in 2023, but I played them in 2023 and enjoyed them tremendously! Honorable Mentions: Like a Dragon / Yakuza / Judgement Games Starting around October I binged on Yakuza-like games, finishing Yakuza 6,…

The following are my favorite gaming experiences of 2020. These games may not have necessarily been released in 2020, but I played them in 2020 and enjoyed them tremendously! 2020 was a bit of a light year for games, but was the start of a new console generation. The year…

Nostalgia and growing up with video games Growing up playing video games creates such nostalgia for the systems played. Unfortunately, over time the consoles stop working, and life changes such as moves away from home may mean that you leave those older systems behind. What do you do if you…