Games, games, and Vincent

This one chopstick sleeve trick

2025-01-20 — Vincent Leeuw

The first time I traveled to Japan, I remember being handed some chopsticks (箸 [hashi] or おてもと [otemoto]) in a paper sleeve in a Osaka izakaya. The sleeve had …

Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories main theme

2025-01-09 — Vincent Leeuw

I've thoroughly enjoyed watching Midnight Diner: Tokyo Stories on Netflix. So much so, that I've been looking around to get my hands on the previous seasons …

Scorn — Flailing about

Scorn — Flailing about

2024-09-28 — Vincent Leeuw

I really want to like Scorn. It’s a light Myst-clone cosplaying as an HR Giger artbook. That in itself should either pique your interest or make you turn away …

Astro Bot — end of the beginning

Astro Bot — end of the beginning

2024-09-14 — Vincent Leeuw

Collecting the various cameo bots in Astro Bot is kind of the point. Apart from you searching for the hero-components of a broken PS5 that were introduced in …

HomePod Mini — a bit stupid

2024-07-30 — Vincent Leeuw

Synergy is a great thing. Whether implied or actually existing, the concept of multiple pieces of hardware, software, sometimes even ideas themselves, …

Pools — liminal when wet

Pools — liminal when wet

2024-07-13 — Vincent Leeuw

Like The Exit 8 and Platform 8, Pools is another liminal game. It’s not horror though. Its main gimmick is to fully lean into the unpleasant experience of …

Animal Well — well, well, well, look who’s back again

Animal Well — well, well, well, look who’s back again

2024-07-06 — Vincent Leeuw

Having completed Animal Well, I felt like I had seen most of what the game had to offer. There’s a clear progression, some interesting puzzles, and I had …