Games, games, and Vincent

First-Person Tetris

First-Person Tetris

2023-01-23 — Vincent Leeuw

Somehow this is less comfortable to play than I expected.

How “Battle Royale” took over video games

2023-01-18 — Vincent Leeuw

Takami’s premise was well suited to video-game adaptation. The rules were clearly defined, the setting neatly contained, and competitive violence had been one …

Weekplay 202302

Weekplay 202302

2023-01-17 — Vincent Leeuw

I've seen Astalon: Tears Of The Earth (PS4) flutter by, but apart from looking like a run-of-the-mill 8-bit platformer, it didn't really caught my attention. …

The D&D-license kerfuffle

2023-01-11 — Vincent Leeuw

Despite the stinginess of the OGL, it provided legal certainty that many individuals and small game publishers used to make new games and new material for …

Weekplay 202301

Weekplay 202301

2023-01-10 — Vincent Leeuw

The inclusion of its soundtrack in our latest Dungeons & Dragons-session was responsible for putting Blasphemous (PS4) back on the menu. I still had some …

On the origin of the California Roll

2023-01-09 — Vincent Leeuw

Tojo: I came 1971 to Vancouver. That time, no sushi restaurant. Canadian people no eat raw fish. Sometimes they like to say, "I'd like to try same thing that …

The end of Minecraft

2023-01-07 — Vincent Leeuw

In 2016 Microsoft bought all of Minecraft. Well, not entirely… A particular little part of it called the ending wasn't. Background/Recap: Eleven years ago, I …