Author Archives: Thom Haley
Games of 2020
All my notes on all the games I played in 2020. Doing this instead of writing each one individually.
Games of 2020: Night in the woods
Another game that did not come out in 2020 that I played during the pandemic is Night in the Woods. The most obvious strength of the game is the immediate vibe that is set up during the opening with your character Mae alighting a cross-country bus in her hometown in the middle of the night.Continue reading “Games of 2020: Night in the woods”
Games of 2020: Outer Wilds
I asked a friend if they had played outer wilds and they responded they tried it and weren’t too fussed about it – but they said, ‘I know it’s the game all the intellectuals like’. I was kind of surprised by this. I thought the game was clever but to me, it was just aContinue reading “Games of 2020: Outer Wilds”
Games of 2020
Now that we are a quarter of a way through 2021 I thought it would be a good time to talk about some of the games that I played in 2020. 2020 was a weird year for games, in a way it was the year that games really came into their own as an escapeContinue reading “Games of 2020”
It’s been 75 years but it’s come around again
Welcome to this new blog I’ve started. I wanted a space to save more long-form explorations of ideas about media I am consuming or ideas that I’m preoccupied with. I’m not aiming to break into the criticism space or write reviews, just occasionally analyse things too much or not enough and record how I feelContinue reading “It’s been 75 years but it’s come around again”