JONNY THINKS ABOUT GAMES

I wasn’t allowed to own a video game console when I was a kid. Of course I’d go to friends houses and play the classics: Mario and his various Parties and Karts, Sonic, sports games, and Goldeneye. But for most of my childhood the closest I got to console gaming was looking at the boxes in my local library that were positioned just before the checkout line. I was especially taken by Sega’s lineup of games which, in my young mind, had the prettiest graphics. I remember being d

So far I’ve mostly graded either well-known roguelikes, games that are connected to popular IP, or games in early access that have plenty...

I fear that I may never finish this Roguelike Report Card project because I find new roguelikes to play faster than I can grade the ones...

Pokérogue might not be the pinnacle of roguelike design, but there’s no denying that it’s a tremendous amount of fun for fans of the Pokémon series and roguelike genre.

My Roguelike Report Card project moves right along with another game created by a solo developer: Vampire Survivors . Originally...

I break down Luck Be A Landlord.

It’s been a long time since my last entry, but that doesn’t mean I haven’t been thinking about games. It’s been a couple of years since...

This past weekend I saw the new Spider-Man movie, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and I’m happy to say the folks at Sony Animation...

In 1977 an architect named Christopher Alexander wrote a book with the hope that it would reform the way we think about architecture....

It’s been a while since I last made a blog post, but I have a good reason for my extended absence: over the past 8 months, I have been...

Marvel vs. Capcom 3 is a foundational element for the relationship I have with two of my best friends. When we all lived together or in...

There comes a time for every game when you hit the quit button for the last time. This article isn’t about how long you can play Fortnite...

When we talk about playing games, what are we really talking about? At the risk of going wide with this question: what is a game?...

A game is hardly a game without a proper challenge, but everyone wants to be challenged in different ways. In this post I want to examine...

Warning: Minor spoilers for The Last of Us 2 and Titanfall 2 We like our media broken up into consumable bites. Books have chapters,...

When humans first started playing games (which likely included throwing rocks at stuff, hitting stuff with sticks, and running around...

Hello, and welcome! My name is Jonny and you have found your way to my gaming blog, lucky you! Chances are you already know me, or at...