Send us a text A great game can feel like a new friendship—instant chemistry, shared language, late‑night rabbit holes—until the credits roll and something just doesn’t land. We start with that feeling: Mass Effect Andromeda’s highs in worldbuilding and system exploration, and the lows of a rushed epilogue and a final encounter that denies closure. From there, we get honest about review scales, why “a seven” shouldn’t mean “bad,” and how a “solid six” can still be worth the hours if the journ...
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Send us a text A great game can feel like a new friendship—instant chemistry, shared language, late‑night rabbit holes—until the credits roll and something just doesn’t land. We start with that feeling: Mass Effect Andromeda’s highs in worldbuilding and system exploration, and the lows of a rushed epilogue and a final encounter that denies closure. From there, we get honest about review scales, why “a seven” shouldn’t mean “bad,” and how a “solid six” can still be worth the hours if the journ...
Send us a text Dr. Gamology and Marcus explore the struggle of maintaining gaming backlogs as busy adults with competing priorities, reflecting on how they've adapted their gaming habits to fit limited available time. • Discussing the tension between wanting new games and having no time to play them • Finding that most adult gaming happens during structured times - Marcus with his son, Dr. Gamology during morning streams • Exploring how streaming can be both liberating and constraining for g...
The Gaming Persona
Send us a text A great game can feel like a new friendship—instant chemistry, shared language, late‑night rabbit holes—until the credits roll and something just doesn’t land. We start with that feeling: Mass Effect Andromeda’s highs in worldbuilding and system exploration, and the lows of a rushed epilogue and a final encounter that denies closure. From there, we get honest about review scales, why “a seven” shouldn’t mean “bad,” and how a “solid six” can still be worth the hours if the journ...
