Silent Hill: Homecoming The Dark Lord bringeth coffee and donuts. After a work hiatus, it’s time to bring the blog back. I mean, how else am I going to discover if these games spark joy in my life unless I have some sort of way to be accountable? Since it’s October, what better time than to play some spooky survival
Yakuza 4 I guess I just can’t quit this series. Aloha, everyone. I thought I would have more time this summer to update the blog. I had to focus on other writing responsibilities, which cut into the time I could devote to this project. Additionally, I did that thing we all do where I start like five games at the
Purrfect Date Welp, let’s date some cats. Let’s go back to the Indieverse. What do you get when your gaming experience is better than Creature Romances, but does not quite have the replay value of Black Closet? Purrfect Date might be an example. I went into Purrfect Date without any expectations, especially since I was let down by Creature Romances.
Yakuza 3 Let’s go back to Kamurocho, which means we have to go back to 2009 to play the series’ first PS3 installment. After I finished Yakuza 0, I purchased every main Yakuza game. Kiwami was first since I was able to pick it up with PS Plus. The next two purchases were Kiwami 2 and the After-Hours special collection
Creature Romances: Kokonoe Kokoro Honestly, I was hoping it would be weirder. And longer. I purchased Creature Romances for a dollar during the Hot Date Humble Bundle. For those who have not purchased the bundle, it is littered with several visual novels that play with dating simulator conventions in very weird ways. However, the bread winner of the bundle is
Black Closet Becoming a school council president sparked some joy. But how much joy? To show you the breadth of games I am dealing with in my library, let’s move on from Yakuza Zero to Hanako Games’ Black Closet. I’ve been on a visual novel kick lately due to some current publication research I am working on. I think I’ve
Yakuza Zero A serious game about serious criminals doing serious things. This post is long overdue, but it’s time to get the blog going! For my first post, it’s best to establish some sort of baseline for this blog. What exactly does a game need to do (or look like) to receive 10 Sparked Joys? Yakuza Zero can teach us
Hi. I’m Mark. I have a problem. I buy video games without usually playing them. PSN flash sales? I’m on it. Humble Bundles I don’t need? Done. Clearance item at a store? If not me, someone else will get it. Yes, I know this is par for the course for most gamers. However, as someone who teaches video game courses,