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Author: Rob Rich

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Three Felynes from Monster Hunter World stand shoulder-to-shoulder, awaiting conversation with the player.

Why Monster Hunter World Pisses Me Off

By Rob Rich • April 18th, 2025

Rob’s been a fan of the Monster Hunter series for quite some time, but there’s something Monster Hunter World does that really pisses him off.

Here's the Thing
A top-down view of the Caves of Qud map, rendered in all its ASCII glory.

Graphics Are Never Everything

By Rob Rich • March 19th, 2025

While being able to visually enjoy (or even just parse) a game’s visuals are important, Rob isn’t a fan of just how much importance people sometimes place on them.

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Principal Bump stares down a nervous Luz in a scene from The Owl House.

On Bump and Bias

By Rob Rich • February 19th, 2025

Countless examples of “don’t judge a book by its cover” exist in media, but Rob wants to zero in on Principal Bump from The Owl House.

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A screenshot from No Man's Sky's Mass Effect crossover event shows the Normandy cruising through an asteroid field.

Videogames Shouldn’t Be Work

By Rob Rich • January 21st, 2025

Rob’s been noticing a trend for games to host limited time events, and he’s not a fan.

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Key art from Farming Simulator 17 shows a large tractor sitting in a freshly mowed field.

Fighting Depression With Farming Simulator

By Rob Rich • December 13th, 2024

It wasn’t until recently that Rob figured out why Farming Simulator became his go-to game during a particularly rough mental patch.

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A screenshot from Saturnalia shows a woman in an 80's sweater standing inside a church, the whole scene lit by an otherworldly purple light.

The New Maniac Mansion

By Rob Rich • November 20th, 2024

Lucasfilm Games’ classic adventure hasn’t gotten a remake or a remaster, but there’s one game in particular that sure feels like it’s carrying that torch (and running with it).

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Zenless Zone Zero's Nicole, a scantily clad woman with bubble gum pink pigtails, blows a bubble gum bubble of her own while staring down the viewer.

I’m in This Game and I Don’t Like it

By Rob Rich • October 16th, 2024

Rob’s noticed some odd parallels between him and a particular character from Hoyoverse’s Zenless Zone Zero, and it’s not who you’d think.

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Art from Dark Souls shows a dark knight standing with weapon drawn, the tatters of his cape blowing in the wind.

Let People Be Bad at Games

By Rob Rich • August 22nd, 2024

Rob is sick and tired of “skill” being used as a metric for whether or not people are qualified to critique, or even enjoy, videogames.

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Key art from the System Shock franchise shows a humanoid face made of glowing circuitry.

The Neon Horror of System Shock

By Rob Rich • August 16th, 2024

Rob loves the System Shock franchise, despite having limited exposure to it, but the recent remake has turned it into an obsession.

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Kurt Russell as Lee Shaw in Monarch: Legacy of Monsters.

Godzilla’s Legacy of Humans

By Rob Rich • July 19th, 2024

Rob has always rolled his eyes whenever people complain about spending too much time with the people in Godzilla films, and watching Monarch: Legacy of Monsters gave him even more Strong Opinions on the subject.

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