Palworld meme12/24/2022 ![]() And because there is a palpable and enticing energy around the industry that is rarely as concentrated outside of Nintendo Directs, which are more of a momentary blip as opposed to a days-long roast. Because it is both a season finale and preview of things yet to come. Because it is where the industry shows its stuff. This level of investment is the reason why I am always happy when early June rolls around and E3 is leering around the corner. Just so I can see how things progress, and continue following the eternally developing story of the medium, as it is a narrative I have become deeply invested in. And even if I were to stop playing them outright, I enjoy the thought and concept of video games enough that I think I would still check out the industry. I have been dedicatedly following the industry for half of my life. Video games are pretty much the one thing that remained a part of my life for 20 years. And while I am dispassionate about a lot of the games industry, I still love it nevertheless. It’s satisfying to finalize these posts every Saturday morning. It’s nice to have a place where I can sophomorically ramble about a subject of interest before talking about video games for a couple thousand words. I think it has made me a better writer, more analytical, and… I just think it’s fun. ![]() The act of going through my news feeds, finding stories of interest, and writing about them. However, in doing this for 8 years, in writing these (mostly) weekly segments about the goings on in the games industry, I have developed a love of the process. There is definitely an argument to be made that there is no reason for me to follow gaming news or summarize/analyze stories of interest in my usual level of detail. Because the event truly is not for someone like me, someone who mostly plays visual novels… and also Dragalia Lost. This shift has ultimately led me to become less interested in the games industry for fairly obvious reasons, and as such, I cannot help but feel a tad… awkward when embarking on the self-imposed task of covering or otherwise summarizing the events of E3 2021. Which I have been prioritizing so much that I have not played a traditional console-style game since February 2020. Because time is limited, I have been prioritizing my most popular game reviews, TSF visual novel reviews. More work means less time to play video games, and if I don’t play games, then I cannot review them. ![]() I started a new job where I work more hours and make more money. Why was there such a decline? Well, the main reason is rather simple. For comparison’s sake, I published around two game reviews a month in 2020, and 3 game reviews a month in 2019. Every game I play is a game I review or otherwise cover on Nigma Box, and if one were to perform a casual glance of the Game Review section of the site, they would see that I have published 9 reviews so far in 2021, which is not a lot. In case it is not obvious, I typically do not play video games without the expressed purpose of reviewing them. Wherein I discuss the first burgeoning birthings of E3 2021! ![]()
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