Tag: Elden Ring
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Infinite Weekends: In Search of the Perfect Video Game Length
Elden Ring made me incredibly sick. Ever since I managed to finish up the game at exactly 8:15 AM on March 11th, I have had a sore throat, blocked nose and thumping headache. Now, this may be due to the fact that on the previous Friday I went out and drank far too much (and…
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10 Hours with Elden Ring
After three years of anticipation, FromSoft’s Elden Ring was finally released last Friday to universal critical acclaim. Eager to enter the Lands Between, I booted up the game that morning and proceeded to spend about five hours exploring, fighting and dying. Almost everyone else I know (even those with only a passing interest in video games) did…
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Waiting to Die (Consumerism, Hype and Elden Ring)
My brain has an unfortunate habit of fixating on a game I’m excited about, so much so that it actively lessens my enjoyment of anything I’m attempting to play in the meantime. I’ll be the first to admit that this kind of reaction is a little childish, akin to a five-year-old unable to sleep the…
Gamer! Beware! 