by Melissa Brinks | Apr 20, 2022 | News, Tabletop Games, Video Games
Welcome to Wednesday! I’m Melissa, who hasn’t played a video game that isn’t for my phone in weeks (I’ll return to you someday soon, Final Fantasy XIV). I hope you’re ready for the usual onslaught of Activision Blizzard news, because boy howdy are they ever at it this week. (more…)
Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
by Melissa Brinks | Apr 18, 2022 | Lists, Mobile Games, Video Games
I’ve been off my trashy mobile games beat for a while, but friends, I’m happy to tell you that Switchcraft, a match-3 puzzle game from Wooga, has me back at it. (more…)
Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
by Melissa Brinks | Mar 31, 2022 | Roundtables, Video Games
Time, like most things, is a construct. But never have we been more aware of that fact than in 2022, which is simultaneously three years ago and six years from now. In light of occupying a strange, shifting period, this month we’re talking about time travel in games! What games do it well? What games do it poorly? And what can we learn from its inclusion? (more…)
Sara Davis is a recovering academic and marketing writer who lives in Philadelphia. Her PhD in American literature is from Temple University. She blogs about books, games, climate change, and other obsessions at literarysara.net.
by Melissa Brinks | Mar 23, 2022 | News, Video Games
Happy Wednesday, gamers. I’ve been sucked back into Final Fantasy XIV thanks to peer pressure, and while I’m not to the good part of the story by any stretch of the imagination, it’s immensely satisfying to repeat the whole “run to place, perform action, receive sparkly reward” cycle. Sometimes your brain just needs that little dose of serotonin. I also dabbled a bit in Jonathan Frakes Wants Your Attention, And You Must Not Give It To Him, a quick and hilarious little game about ignoring a vengeful spirit taking the shape of Star Trek and Beyond Belief: Fact or Fiction star Jonathan Frakes. You can get it on its own, or for $5 as part of the TTRPGs for Trans Rights in Texas!, which is available for another couple of weeks!
Anyway, let’s get to the news. (more…)
Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
by Melissa Brinks | Feb 28, 2022 | Roundtables, Video Games
It’s February, the month of ~love~, but love is broad and you know we love to interpret words loosely around here. So, we’re talking companions! What makes them fun? What makes them annoying? Why did 2000s Bioware only know how to write one human sci-fi man? Let’s find out together.
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Melissa Brinks is Sidequest’s editor in chief, co-creator of the Fake Geek Girls podcast, author of The Compendium of Magical Beasts, and an aspiring beekeeper. She once won an argument on the internet, and tweets at @MelissaBrinks.
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