Save The Semantics

I reflect on this year of my gaming experiences, including my favorite stories in games, and my overall favorite game from 2023. 

I talk about the success of the NBA In-Season Tournament and my initial skepticism, along with progressing along in 13 Sentinels. 

I talk about my second bout with COVID, talk about the Warriors' recent bad losses, and finally catch up on some shows like Severance. 

I catch up on the NBA season and reflect on Tears of the Kingdom sixth months after its release, commenting on some of the criticisms that have popped up. 

I talk about finally watching Whiplash, becoming the best, and how I may have perceived the movie if I saw it when younger. 

I talk about going to a Warriors game, early struggles for some NBA teams, and continuing to grow the gaming backlog. 

I talk about the first week of the NBA, gambling, and irrational fans. 

I talk about my experience with Mairo Wonder so far, impulse purchases, and having outdated hardware. 

I talk about the NBA Preseason, broadcasting rights, and the absolute awful state of streaming basketball games. 

I talk about the NBA Preseason, my sleep type, and my initial thoughts on "13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim". 

I give my full thoughts on Nier: Automata, my biggest takeaways, and attempts at dissecting the subtext. 

I talk about the Damian Lillard trade, NBA dramatics, and the young up-and-coming teams for this NBA season.

I delve deeper into Nier Automata, give my thoughts on the Dragon Quest Monsters demo, and talk about what it means to "beat" or reach the ending of a game. 

I talk about UFO's and aliens in Mexico, this week's Nintendo Direct and Playstation State of Play, and my thoughts on video game remakes/spinoffs. 

I talk about some recent updates in the gaming world, including no DLC for Tears of the Kingdom, Starfield and Baldur's Gate 3; also give my initial thoughts after the first hour of Nier Automata. 

I discuss how my approach to spoilers in video games have changed over the years: from Official Guidebooks, to media blackouts.  

I catch-up on my gaming backlog, talk some more about Ghost Trick, and just ramble on a bit about past gaming experiences.

I give my thoughts on Oppenheimer, nuclear bombs, and initial experience with the game "Ghost Trick". 

(Persona 5 Spoilers) I give my full review on Persona 5 Royal: overall thoughts, criticisms, and looking forward to other entries in the series. 

I talk some more Persona 5, dealing with alcohol, and a brief look at the history of women's soccer/football.