More Than Just Fishing: A Roundtable About Sidequests

More Than Just Fishing: A Roundtable About Sidequests

I’ve written pretty thoroughly about how I am a particular type of gamer. I prefer games that are story and relationship focused, and that don’t require a lot of level grinding or random quests. This includes my tabletop play style—apologies to my DM/wife who is sitting on a bunch of Kingmaker sidequests that our party has ignored! Because of my pickiness, I don’t play a lot of games, but lately I’ve been feeling like this framework of “pickiness” is unfair. Am I a gamer aberration? What makes me different from all of you? Why the heck do y’all enjoy repetitive level grinding?! (more…)

Postgame.14: Theseus’s Flat Ass

Postgame.14: Theseus’s Flat Ass

Welcome back to Postgame, Sidequest’s monthly podcast, where the editors lay down hot takes on cold games. This month marks the Postgame debuts of Maddi Butler and Zainabb Hull, as they, Zora, and Melissa talk about what they were playing in… September of 2021. We’re working though the backlog, we promise!

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GYGO: Resident Evil 3, NieR Replicant Remastered, and More

GYGO: Resident Evil 3, NieR Replicant Remastered, and More

Happy Wednesday! What games are you playing lately? I finally played Detroit: Become Human and I’m obsessed! I finished two playthroughs, one with Markus being completely militant and one with him being completely pacifist. I was happy that I got Markus/North as lovers in both playthroughs. I adore Connor and I’m excited to watch how YouTubers including Materwelonz and QueenTofu made different choices.

Let us know on Twitter what games you’re playing! Check back every Wednesday for more news. Here’s this week’s latest: (more…)