At the start of May 2025, much of Polygon’s core staff was laid off, and most of Giant Bomb’s staff was either fired or resigned. I give my thoughts on both sites, what this means for games journalism and criticism, and why this is an overall loss for gaming as a whole.
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 10: Loremaster
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 9: Home Is What You Make It
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 8: Hit the Bricks
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 7: Back to the Beginning
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 6: We’re Being F***ed
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 5: Morbol Man
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 4: They Have a Gigas
Video Game Review: Judgement
The fourth of my 2025 New Year’s Resolution games – Judgement – has finally been beaten. It took me about 40 hours of playtime – so now it comes to the question of what did I think about the game?
Read moreWhere I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 2: Tutorial
Where I Play Final Fantasy XVI Part 1: Opening Kaiju Fight
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 23: Against Bowser
It’s time to take on the big Dragon Turtle himself.
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Where I Play Super Mario World Part 22: Through the Valley of Bowser
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 21: Into the Valley of Bowser
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 20: Chocolate Island IV
Vlog: Nintendo Switch 2 Direct Thoughts
I give my thoughts on the Nintendo Switch 2 Direct… and then add an addendum from the edit bay regarding the (as of 4/5/2025) lack of a pre-order date and the potential change in the price.
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 19: Chocolate Island III
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 18: Chocolate Island II
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 17: Chocolate Island I
Where I Play Super Mario World Part 16: Forest of Illusion IV
I take out the next castle.
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Where I Play Super Mario World Part 15: Forest of Illusion III
Turns out I took the wrong exit from the Ghost House.
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Where I Play Super Mario World Part 14: Forest of Illusion II
I find the Blue Switch Palace
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Aquarion Myth of Emotions: Anime Review
I watched some of the original Aquarion series back when it first aired before streaming services were a thing, and if you were watching anime as it came out you were watching it fan-subbed. It was semi-infamous among fandom circles as the show where the pilots’ orgasm when the mechs combine. Having fallen off on most of the subsequent series, the new installment, Aquarion: Myth of Emotions had enough of a gap from the last that this felt like a decent place to jump on.
Read moreWhere I Play Super Mario World Part 13: Forest of Illusion I
Nintendo makes up for the last stage with a more complex world.
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