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After Work Continue Why This Blog Exists: Going Back to Old Games Without Lying to Ourselves Why This Blog Exists: Going Back to Old Games Without Lying to Ourselves Second Run Replaying Metal Gear Solid in 2026: Does It Still Feel Radical, or Just Revered? Replaying Metal Gear Solid in 2026: Does It Still Feel Radical, or Just Revered? Memory vs. Reality The Hard Truth About Replayability in PS1-Era RPGs The Hard Truth About Replayability in PS1-Era RPGs Living Room Static Why a CRT Changes the Mood of a Game More Than People Admit Why a CRT Changes the Mood of a Game More Than People Admit Second Run Replaying Deus Ex in 2026: Clunky Masterpiece or Still the Real Thing? Replaying Deus Ex in 2026: Clunky Masterpiece or Still the Real Thing? After Work Continue What Happened to the Part of Me That Used to Finish Every JRPG What Happened to the Part of Me That Used to Finish Every JRPG Second Run Is Castlevania Symphony of the Night Still Effortless, or Are We Filling in the Gaps? Is Castlevania Symphony of the Night Still Effortless, or Are We Filling in the Gaps? Memory vs. Reality Five Famous Old Games That Feel Much Slower Than You Remember Five Famous Old Games That Feel Much Slower Than You Remember Living Room Static The Strange Comfort of Boot Screens, Disc Swaps, and Loading Chimes The Strange Comfort of Boot Screens, Disc Swaps, and Loading Chimes Second Run Resident Evil Remake: Why This One Aged Like Architecture Resident Evil Remake: Why This One Aged Like Architecture After Work Continue How Getting Older Changed the Kinds of Games I Can Love How Getting Older Changed the Kinds of Games I Can Love Memory vs. Reality No, "It Was Good for Its Time" Is Not Always Enough No, "It Was Good for Its Time" Is Not Always Enough Second Run Replaying Shenmue in 2026: Atmosphere, Ambition, and the Limits of Patience Replaying Shenmue in 2026: Atmosphere, Ambition, and the Limits of Patience Living Room Static Why Old Game Manuals Did Half the Worldbuilding Why Old Game Manuals Did Half the Worldbuilding Second Run Does Knights of the Old Republic Still Deserve the Time Commitment? Does Knights of the Old Republic Still Deserve the Time Commitment? After Work Continue The Difference Between a Personal Favorite and a Recommendation The Difference Between a Personal Favorite and a Recommendation Memory vs. Reality The Boss Fights We Remember as Epic and the Ones That Actually Were The Boss Fights We Remember as Epic and the Ones That Actually Were Living Room Static Collecting Retro Hardware Without Turning Your House Into a Museum Collecting Retro Hardware Without Turning Your House Into a Museum Second Run What Halo Combat Evolved Still Gets Right About Space and Silence What Halo Combat Evolved Still Gets Right About Space and Silence After Work Continue Some Classics Are Better as Memories — and That's Not an Insult Some Classics Are Better as Memories — and That's Not an Insult