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I also should have worked paradox of choice and/or analysis paralysis in here somehow. Hmmm ...

I gotta fight da powers that be!

My backlog starts out as a bunch of games I want to play, but then I start trying to either play too many of them or grind through one I don't really feel like playing at the time. 

And I think you made that thing point about being an adult who can't just do everything we want to with limited time more clear than I did in my blog. It could use some editing, since I'm switching between first and second person for what is ultimately a personal experience I'm only assuming other people have. I wrote it in part because I feel I need to write more. I wanted to just get it out there, so it's pretty rough, I'm sure. There are probably some tense changes in there that are out of place ...

But that's just it: if you enjoy the experience of something meant purely as entertainment, it's worth it. But I feel books and games especially can lead us to believe our unfinished entertainment pursuits are moral failings, and that's where I'm starting to see the error of my grindy, sunk-cost-fallacy ways. 

I don't disagree or have a counterpoint, but it just didn't bother me as much as it did you. I think because I was too focused on the characters the game actually explored to care.

It's a silly motivation, but it's not so crazy it took me out of the game. Again though, I don't really disagree with you. I understand exactly where you're coming from and do wish the motive was better.

Voodoo Vince and Bubsy are the surprises of the year for me ...

I did enjoy 's action combat system despite the demo making it seem more repetitive than it is in the actual game, so we'll see. It's been in my Q.

I couldn't get past how loose the controls felt in YL, which is something I think a platformer needs to nail. I also thought some of the challenges early on were a bit too much and only served to bring more attention to some of the game's issues.

I agree about Chloe. She came across as somewhat of a bully from the grade above Max rather than a long lost best friend, and she honestly pissed me off more than endeared me to her. I think Kate would have made more sense as Max's best friend.

The villain is something I didn't necessarily see coming, but then just kinda went "huh," when it happened. It was a bit of a surprise, but kind of a deflating one. I actually really liked how dark it got though as a lot of it was genuinely creepy and quite a mind f*. My only issue was shoehorning in that stealth section, which would have been fine had it been a bit easier to navigate without getting caught imo. The whole series had been a game for non- gamers up to that point, so I found the ransom difficulty spike annoying.

Having said all that, taken as a whole, it's still one of the best games I've played recently and I was emotionally invested in the story and characters throughout. I loved how the game let you fast forward and remind without ever letting you be sure you made the right decision. I felt vindicated when I picked the villain correctly based on the fact that response was really the only one Max could know for sure, having witnessed it herself.

I'm still excited to see how Chloe became such an asshole...

I like the badge arcade stuff, but I'm honestly still more excited for Sony titles. Probably because I own a PS4 but not a switch or 3DS. I might eventually though.

That's right. 

Do you know where to buy the Life is Strange soundtrack by the way? I want it. It reminds me of being in high school too, even though it's set around the time I graduated college. It kind of reminds me of my first year of college too.

I forgot this "I'm tired as balls and my phone is fucking up, but I'm too tired and aggravated to delete this now" comment. lol

I was playing one chapter of Life is Strange every day this week. Each chapter is a week day, so it fit.

I should really give MineCraft another shot. I might ask my mom what lesson plans she was going to do with it and go from there.