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  • Mina The Hollower: The Legend That Never Was

    It is a cold hard fact of life: one can do everything right and still fail. Or you can be like Arby’s and avoid the anxiety of doing a good job by never trying at all As has been the case this year on Active Time Event, I’ve once again randomly stumbled into a rabbit… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower: A Tale Of Two Difficulties

    You never know where the day is going to take you at any given moment. As a cynic, however, my suspicions always remain firmly intact of what to expect from any 24 hour period One of the reasons I feel so vindicated in giving Mina the Hollower so many props where props are due, is… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower: The Self-Sabotaging Methodology That Is “Comfort Zoning”

    They say if you want to improve, you’ve got to go right outside of your comfort zone in order to continue to refine yourself. If your comfort zone is your bed…well, I guess leaving your bedroom can be counted as progress. I mean, the logic is a little schmucky, but much in the same way… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower: Unearthing The Realm Of Darkened Madness

    Always be prepared to go with the flow, even if that flowing ain’t really where you want to be going. I’m not sure why, but in recent days, when I sit down to put some thoughts to screen, almost always for something video game related, I usually have to start the entire process by having… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower: To Parry Or Not To Parry; That Is The Question

    Life can feel like an aimless meanderance from time to time, and as an existentialist, I see absolutely nothing wrong with this eventuality. Ultimately, existence really does just boil down to a series of back to back happenings, when you really think about it I’m guessing this post is going to be more or less… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower And The Metaphysical Field Of Divine Aestheticism

    I’m always a advocate for being in the mindset of the here and now: focusing on what’s right in front of you helps to declutter the mind. Besides, the future may not be one of the most reliable sources of comfort one can imagine… My adventures through Mina the Hollower (MtH) continue to be deftly… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower: Getting Off Daddy Ninty’s D

    Politics and philosophy are impossibly interwoven into our every day affairs, and to think otherwise is a delusion of grandeur worthy of only the most misguided of miscreants. That never prevents them from having their depraved versions of fun, however Mina the Hollower (MtH) continues to deliver, even if my betraying mood leads one to… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower: Existential Dread Of Hedonistic Lament

    There are times in life where everything seems to be going okay for once…and that’s it. You almost get suspicious about the strangely calm nature of the general vibe and sentiment of normality that hangs in the air, that even the slightest hiccup tends to greatly alarm you, as at first paranoid glance, it seems… Read more

  • Mina The Hollower: A Whole Lot Of Depth

    Sometimes, you just got to dig deep down to realize what really matters. The real treasure was all the holes we made along the way My time with Mina the Hollower has been a fruitful one thus far, though I think this definitely falls under the umbrella of thought that says “got a good feeling”… Read more

  • Mina the Hollower: Revealing Bedrock Design

    Some days, even getting out of bed feels as if a nightmarish ordeal, and you just have to summon some grit and bear it. Unless your day is going to look anything like that thing above….then the bed is probably the best place to be Yesterday was a bit of a train wreck, not going… Read more

  • Super Meat Boy 3D: Leaving Well Enough Alone

    Sometimes, keeping it simple is all one can ask for. Other times…not so much One of the problems with having to write about the video games you play, and to have to play video games to write about, is that if during a day, you get hung up on something totally irrelevant, or end up… Read more

  • Super Meat Boy 3D: A Pound Of Flesh

    The great thing about the end of the world is as follows; depending on how close you are to the conclusion, you’ll have absolutely no problems to worry about in the near immediate future. Gotta love when the silver lining is so shiny The goal yesterday was to commence discussion about the recently released Super… Read more

  • Expedition 33: Playfully Meandering Through Grim Disaster

    If you’re anything like me, you’ve accidentally become a master at tripping over the finish line. The home stretch be like that some times Upon further reflection, the article I posted on the 7th, had a ridiculous irony in being titled “Something Beautiful, But Annihilating, as it ended up being a bit chunky, even after… Read more

  • E33: Memories Bring Diamonds And Rust

    The familiar doesn’t always mean favorable. So very tried of outdated standards…. Expedition 33 (E33) continues to deliver in most ways fathomable, not fixing what isn’t broken about the old school way of doing things, yet mediating some of the less favorable elements that haunted turn based RPGs of old. These kinds of moments always… Read more

  • Expedition 33: Desiring The Things Which Will Destroy You In The End

    To parry or not parry an enemies attack…that is the question. Really puts practice into perspective, as it becomes an exercise in negating regret As I effortlessly glide through the enchanting wilds Expedition 33 (E33) continues to conjure for me, I find it quite hard not to take a moment in soaking in the sights… Read more

  • A Saintly Yesteryear Ordains The Nostalgic New Guard

    One must find effective ways to mitigate stress in these trying yuletide times, in whatever form that takes. Violence is never the answer…until it is. After what started out as a more somber reflection on the introductory moments to Expedition 33 (E33), I then surprised myself with budding thoughts of a bizarrely warm nature, in… Read more

  • A Fantasy Reborn…Finally

    Even if one finds this time of year cringey, it’s still important to share in the holiday spirit of what matters most. Maladaptive coping mechanisms and trauma induced humor, for example Having finally launched myself into Expedition 33 (E33), after ruminating on when the time was right to commence such an endeavor, I figured ending… Read more

  • Chicken Nugget Gaming

    Sometimes, the truth hurts. This is a great time to remind people that pain is technically helpful, as it is an important signifier that something hurts for a reason, or else there in fact, would not be any indication of pain to deal with Reading this article about Silent Hill: f conjures up so many… Read more

  • To Do List: Video Game Binge Activate

    Time keeps on slipping… …into itself? That’s why today’s post is more of a bite sized tidbit, as it were, best laid plans and all that sometimes leaves one up the creek and without a paddle in the temporal department. I thoroughly suggest to anyone reading this that if you wish to get a new… Read more

  • Encyclopedia Muranica: What is Playing?

    The old saying is you should never judge a book by it’s cover. Educated guesses are probably okay though, right? Related to the point, I’ve definitely become more of a proponent of salvaging some value from any given situation: I think normally due to the notion that the every day ends up being a ghastly… Read more