Thoughts About Games

2024¹⁷

November¹

Big Bad Con 2024

November 01, 2024 · 16 min · Paul Doyle

October¹

Backtracking: Age of Empires II (1999)

October 15, 2024 · 10 min · Paul Doyle

September²

Backtracking: Baldur's Gate (1998)

September 15, 2024 · 11 min · Paul Doyle

A Lot From A Little in Fall of Magic

September 08, 2024 · 13 min · Paul Doyle

August¹

I Went to Gen Con!

August 06, 2024 · 15 min · Paul Doyle

June²

Backtracking: PaRappa the Rapper (1997)

June 27, 2024 · 8 min · Paul Doyle

Backtracking: Tomb Raider (1996)

June 09, 2024 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

May²

Apocalypse Keys Wants You to Fill in the Gaps

May 31, 2024 · 15 min · Paul Doyle

Backtracking: EarthBound (1995)

May 13, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

March¹

Backtracking: System Shock (1994)

March 22, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

February¹

Backtracking: Myst (1993)

February 05, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

January⁶

Backtracking: A Link to the Past (1992)

January 20, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

Game of the Year 2023

January 04, 2024 · 8 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #1 Lies of P

January 04, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #2 Venba

January 03, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #3 Wildfrost

January 02, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #4 Hi-Fi Rush

January 01, 2024 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

2023⁸

December⁷

GOTY 2023 — #5 Alan Wake 2

December 30, 2023 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #6 Chants of Sennaar

December 29, 2023 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #7 Infinite Guitars

December 28, 2023 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #8 Metroid Prime Remastered

December 27, 2023 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #9 The Talos Principle 2

December 26, 2023 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 — #10 COCOON

December 25, 2023 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2023 Kickoff

December 24, 2023 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

January¹

Game of the Year 2022

January 01, 2023 · 9 min · Paul Doyle

2022¹¹

December¹¹

GOTY 2022 - #1 Citizen Sleeper

December 31, 2022 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #2 Elden Ring

December 30, 2022 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #3 Signalis

December 29, 2022 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #4 Teardown

December 28, 2022 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #5 Norco

December 27, 2022 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #6 Last Call BBS

December 26, 2022 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #7 Tunic

December 25, 2022 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #8 Tinykin

December 23, 2022 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #9 Sephonie

December 23, 2022 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - #10 Marvel Snap

December 22, 2022 · 8 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2022 - Kickoff

December 21, 2022 · 10 min · Paul Doyle

2021¹²

December⁶

Game Of The Year 2021

December 31, 2021 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2021: Best Mechanical Gimmick

December 30, 2021 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2021: Most Breathtaking Vistas

December 29, 2021 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2021: Most Interesting Nostalgic Experience

December 28, 2021 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2021: Best Attention Grabber

December 27, 2021 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2021: Kickoff

December 26, 2021 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

November¹

'Unsighted' is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts

November 05, 2021 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

October¹

'Sable' Imagines a Different Kind of Open World

October 09, 2021 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

January⁴

Top 5 Games of 2020

January 02, 2021 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2020 #1. Umurangi Generation

January 02, 2021 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2020 #2. Paradise Killer

January 02, 2021 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2020 #3. Blaseball

January 01, 2021 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

2020¹⁰

December⁹

GOTY 2020 #4. Signs of the Sojourner

December 30, 2020 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2020 #5. Hades

December 29, 2020 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Top 5 Games of 2020 - Backlog Edition

December 28, 2020 · 3 min · Paul Doyle

Backlog #1. ECHO

December 28, 2020 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Backlog #2. Pathlogic 2

December 27, 2020 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

Backlog #3. Disco Elysium

December 27, 2020 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Backlog #4. Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

December 26, 2020 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Backlog #5. Dragon's Dogma

December 24, 2020 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

GOTY 2020 Kickoff

December 24, 2020 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

January¹

Top 10 Games 2019 - Wrapping Up

January 02, 2020 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

2019¹⁵

December¹¹

Top 10 Games 2019 - #1: Outer Wilds

December 31, 2019 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #2: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

December 30, 2019 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #3: Eliza

December 29, 2019 · 3 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #4: Control

December 29, 2019 · 3 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #5: Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

December 28, 2019 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #6: Untitled Goose Game

December 26, 2019 · 3 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #7: A Short Hike

December 25, 2019 · 2 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #8: Life is Strange 2

December 25, 2019 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 – #9: Vision: Soft Reset

December 24, 2019 · 4 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games 2019 - #10: Baba is You

December 23, 2019 · 3 min · Paul Doyle

Top 10 Games of 2019: Kickoff

December 22, 2019 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

July¹

The Months Between - Life is Strange 2 and Episodic Content

July 09, 2019 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

April¹

Humble Beginnings - April 2019

April 23, 2019 · 15 min · Paul Doyle

January²

Ashen and the Anatomy of a Soulslike

January 30, 2019 · 9 min · Paul Doyle

Paul's Top 10 Games of 2018

January 01, 2019 · 13 min · Paul Doyle

2018⁷

September²

The Messenger is a Retro Love Letter with a Modern Touch

September 07, 2018 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

Guacamelee! 2 is Too Outrageous for its Own Good

September 02, 2018 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

August³

Death's Gambit is an Intriguing 2D Soulslike

August 20, 2018 · 5 min · Paul Doyle

Dead Cells Brings Metroidvania Elements to a Roguelike

August 14, 2018 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

Chasm is Interesting, but Inconsistent

August 05, 2018 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

March¹

Into the Breach: Combining Mechanics I Dislike into a Game I Adore

March 04, 2018 · 6 min · Paul Doyle

January¹

Horizon's DLC Has a Very Good Side Quest

January 11, 2018 · 7 min · Paul Doyle

2017¹

December¹

Where the Champions' Ballad DLC Falls Short

December 16, 2017 · 10 min · Paul Doyle

2024 17

November 1

Big Bad Con 2024

October 1

Backtracking: Age of Empires II (1999)

September 2

Backtracking: Baldur's Gate (1998)

A Lot From A Little in Fall of Magic

August 1

I Went to Gen Con!

June 2

Backtracking: PaRappa the Rapper (1997)

Backtracking: Tomb Raider (1996)

May 2

Apocalypse Keys Wants You to Fill in the Gaps

Backtracking: EarthBound (1995)

March 1

Backtracking: System Shock (1994)

February 1

Backtracking: Myst (1993)

January 6

Backtracking: A Link to the Past (1992)

Game of the Year 2023

GOTY 2023 — #1 Lies of P

GOTY 2023 — #2 Venba

GOTY 2023 — #3 Wildfrost

GOTY 2023 — #4 Hi-Fi Rush

2023 8

December 7

GOTY 2023 — #5 Alan Wake 2

GOTY 2023 — #6 Chants of Sennaar

GOTY 2023 — #7 Infinite Guitars

GOTY 2023 — #8 Metroid Prime Remastered

GOTY 2023 — #9 The Talos Principle 2

GOTY 2023 — #10 COCOON

GOTY 2023 Kickoff

January 1

Game of the Year 2022

2022 11

December 11

GOTY 2022 - #1 Citizen Sleeper

GOTY 2022 - #2 Elden Ring

GOTY 2022 - #3 Signalis

GOTY 2022 - #4 Teardown

GOTY 2022 - #5 Norco

GOTY 2022 - #6 Last Call BBS

GOTY 2022 - #7 Tunic

GOTY 2022 - #8 Tinykin

GOTY 2022 - #9 Sephonie

GOTY 2022 - #10 Marvel Snap

GOTY 2022 - Kickoff

2021 12

December 6

Game Of The Year 2021

GOTY 2021: Best Mechanical Gimmick

GOTY 2021: Most Breathtaking Vistas

GOTY 2021: Most Interesting Nostalgic Experience

GOTY 2021: Best Attention Grabber

GOTY 2021: Kickoff

November 1

'Unsighted' is Greater Than the Sum of its Parts

October 1

'Sable' Imagines a Different Kind of Open World

January 4

Top 5 Games of 2020

GOTY 2020 #1. Umurangi Generation

GOTY 2020 #2. Paradise Killer

GOTY 2020 #3. Blaseball

2020 10

December 9

GOTY 2020 #4. Signs of the Sojourner

GOTY 2020 #5. Hades

Top 5 Games of 2020 - Backlog Edition

Backlog #1. ECHO

Backlog #2. Pathlogic 2

Backlog #3. Disco Elysium

Backlog #4. Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor

Backlog #5. Dragon's Dogma

GOTY 2020 Kickoff

January 1

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