Author: Sean Mesler

Sean is a semi-retired, semi-grown up hardcore kid who has been gaming since his hands could grip an arcade stick. A lover and critic of movies, music and video games, Sean is always quick with an opinion, a heaping dose of snark, and a healthy dose of pragmatism. The hill he will die on will always be "gameplay over story".
  • The Magic Circle: Gold Edition Review

    Sometimes a game can get extra mileage out of its concept even if it doesn’t quite go as far as it should in execution of that concept. The Magic Circle is one such game. A meta commentary on the creation of video games and the relationship games have with their players, The Magic Circle introduces…

  • How Bloodborne and Dark Souls Made Me Appreciate Gameplay Again

    As I write this I have just finished my first playthrough of Dark Souls III. A truly awe inspiring, rewarding game that fuses together all of the best parts of the past seven years of From Software’s Souls games, including Demon’s Souls and Bloodborne, making what I find to be unarguably one of the best…

  • MagNets: Fully Charged Review

    At their core, video games should be fun. They should take a rule set, mechanics and hand-eye coordination and create a relationship between the player and the game that, at their best, become symbiotic and organic. Beyond that fundamental requirement for video games, developers can layer things on top to make playing the game even…

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