The intersection of fun-enjoyment-satisfaction-pleasure, in an aesthetic frame and outside of one, is something that we’ll probably just be untangling forever Not trying to be contrarian btw. Your piece is tremendously sense-making, well argued and well observed!!

I’m not sure I agree that games are basically vehicles for fun, but the least interesting way to engage with a piece of writing is to agree with it This piece will give you brain wrinkles, what you do with those wrinkles is between you and god

Vital work

About Fishing is my shortest time from demo to top of wishlist since… Mindwave?? Even the demo goes places, man

Emily’s column is one that i always read as soon as it goes live!!

Or because emotions are subjective, then in the case of a stable art object it’s the long-range movement of an emotion from the artist to the viewer by way of the object. Neat!

Ooh so is the idea like, thinking of emotions as broadly communicative?

The DEFINITION of an unforced error. Talk about blowing the very first impression

In honor of Order of the Stinking Fart’s release, post four puzzle games that arent made by Jonathan Blow: - Strange Jigsaws (made me cry!!!) - The Incident at Galley House (or Type Help!) - CD-ROM (cool lil multimedia puzzle game!) - Corrypt (a better sokoban!! also free!!!)

I know that a particular game comes out tomorrow that has been getting some flak from reviewers and I don't think it's fair because ... The Golden Joystick Awards deserves some flack as well for nominating a game that hasn't come out yet. Here are some puzzle replacements to help out...

He’s an anti-vax trumper who thinks women shouldn’t code and god knows what else. If i see you playing this game then youre on scab watch 🫵

Oh i don’t think i’ve said outright yet that i won’t be playing or reviewing Order of the Sinking Star. This is not only because Jonathan Blow fucking sucks but also because his games fucking suck

Good luck ashley!

Im losing it at how quickly “rehabilitative justice” has become a screen for “but i really want to keep watching his youtube videos and not feel weird or bad :/“ Believe in whatever kind of justice you want, that shit has nothing to do with me! “We” are not involved in what happens now!

Shouts out josh, let’s all keep making stuff

I think it’s good not just to have many, many inspirations but not to value any of them above yourself. Even if you are just starting at something you have as much worth as an expert and putting them above yourself can be a form of self betrayal too.

And also, “i don’t believe that this person should be literally killed” is not the same position as “we should reward this person with status, visibility and money”