Sea of Stars brought me in with its clever gameplay, pretty worlds, and exciting battle system, but the vibes made me want to stay.
Browsing: Video Game Feelings
For all of the great personalities, there is no wrestler who has ever walked this Earth with a better creative mind than Bray Wyatt. Not one.
Diablo IV has a great story, but its obsession with being unambiguously bleak holds it back. The tragedy would hit harder with a few ups with its downs.
A detailed deep-dive into the complicated ending of Signalis. Start with a polaroid, end with the fracturing of reality.
In honor of the late Tony Bennett, we’re sharing the best jazz standards in gaming. From Fallout to BioShock, come celebrate these crooner classics.
Scored by British band Sea Power, the soundtrack to Disco Elysium is redolent with sadness, hope, security, and destruction in equal measure.
Video games have shaped and saved me for years. Bird Alone, a simple but beautiful mobile app, helped me navigate grief, loss, and change.
Every time I turn on TOTK, a million thoughts pop into my head that I could potentially write about. Honestly, I’d rather just keep playing.
It’ll take time for players to love Redfall as much as Arkane Studios, but there is joy to be found in its silver linings.
E3 2023 is dead, and E3 as a whole may be done for good. In memoriam, the Punished Backlog editorial team shares its thoughts on the expo.










