Writing dump site for @SoFisht. Bits of many things.
Recent Posts
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When Harder is Easier
How learning to play a hard fighting game can be easier than learning to play a game designed for approachability
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The Jank is the Point
Monster Hunter is often criticized for its "jank", but that jank is the product of Monster Hunter walking a fine line of abstraction and simulation that gives it its identity.
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Animation as Consequence in Monster Hunter
Monster Hunter World streamlines many of Monster Hunter's long running features, but loses much of its weight and consequence in removing lengthy animations.
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Hearthstone 5 Minute Review
Short review of Hearthstone's new Cataclysm expansion from the perspective of a new player.
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The Best Things are Hard to Get
Thinking about why the post-COVID world of social media has given rise to a blight of people who lack the willingness to put themselves into the things they claim to love.