5 Dating Sims I Highly Recommend 5 Dating Sims I Highly Recommend By Megan Cutler | August 14, 2023 | Comments 0 Comment A few weeks ago, when I wrote about video games I’ve recently enjoyed, I mentioned that I could probably do an entire post about dating sims. Now feels like a good time to fulfill that promise. For those unfamiliar, dating sims are exactly what they sound like they should be. You play a character looking … Read More Read More
Video Games I Recently Fell in Love with Playing Video Games I Recently Fell in Love with Playing By Megan Cutler | May 29, 2023 | Comments 2 comments I’ve been writing this blog since 2011. In fact, the day I wrote this post was only 4 days from its 10 year anniversary. Since this blog has been around for so long, I’ve been working through the archives on my various social media platforms. If I have all these thoughts, I may as well … Read More Read More
The Great Video Game Debate Rages On The Great Video Game Debate Rages On By Megan Cutler | June 3, 2019 | Comments 0 Comment The more things change, the more they stay the same. This seems to apply to every aspect of our lives. Back in 2016 I wrote about what I most want to get out of video game experiences. At the time, I was struggling with my relationship with Guild Wars 2, an MMORPG. It originally advertised … Read More Read More
I Want My Choices to Matter I Want My Choices to Matter By Megan Cutler | October 1, 2018 | Comments 0 Comment Way back when this blog was young, I wrote about my love for video game choices that actually impact the outcome of the story. That was before the Mass Effect 3 debacle where the entire outcome of three games worth of story came down to the single press of a button. It was also before … Read More Read More
Don’t Allow Fear to Influence Your Story Don’t Allow Fear to Influence Your Story By Megan Cutler | December 11, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve noticed a disturbing trend among video game plots lately. Writers start down a path, digging their fingers into the dirt and grime of untouched territory, only to pull back at the last moment. What starts as a journey toward an unconventional ending always ends the same; safely, with the outcome everyone expects. It’s frustrating. … Read More Read More
Chrono Trigger; a Perfect Guide to Foreshadowing Chrono Trigger; a Perfect Guide to Foreshadowing By Megan Cutler | January 23, 2017 | Comments 0 Comment Last year, a group of my favorite youtubers hosted a twenty-seven hour stream of Chrono Trigger to celebrate the game’s twentieth anniversary. Since it’s my husband’s favorite game, we both camped out as long as we could. Alas, we both needed to sleep at some point. Though my husband knows Chrono Trigger better than the … Read More Read More
Rejecting the ‘He Hurts Me Out of Love’ Trope Rejecting the ‘He Hurts Me Out of Love’ Trope By Megan Cutler | November 7, 2016 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve been spending my free time playing Amnesia; Memories. It’s an otome dating sim, which means it’s designed for women. All the potential prospects are male. What I like about the game is that each route is its own little romantic mystery. Instead of parading a group of prospects in front of you, the person … Read More Read More
What Gamers Want is a Rewarding Experience What Gamers Want is a Rewarding Experience By Megan Cutler | April 4, 2016 | Comments 2 comments I sometimes play an MMO (I won’t say which one, but it isn’t WoW). Lately, I’ve lost my love for it. I stopped playing for several months and have only recently restarted, though I know it’s only going to break my heart again. There are a lot of things I love about this game; the … Read More Read More
Blame the Internet Blame the Internet By Megan Cutler | January 25, 2016 | Comments 0 Comment I’ve read a staggering number of articles lately about how technology is destroying the world. Studies show that people are ‘addicted’ to connectivity, unable to disconnect and walk away. Studies also show that children who grow up with this technological addiction have a harder time empathizing with their fellow human beings. Rather than hailing the … Read More Read More
Both Geek and Girl Both Geek and Girl By Megan Cutler | November 30, 2015 | Comments 0 Comment These days, women have to fight to defend their position in the ‘geek sphere.’ Women are either quizzed or ridiculed the moment they express an interest in something. Women are accused of being ‘fake geeks'(for what reason I can’t imagine). And there are endless discussions on the portrayal of female characters in movies, games and … Read More Read More