Welcome to the gaming section of the Airy Aerie! Here you can find our reviews of games that we’ve played, as well as opinion pieces and blog posts!
Pokemon: the proof of Nintendo’s greed
Nintendo are greedy, and nowhere do they display this greed better than in their flagship franchise Pokemon. In this very long article, I’ll break down the series history, actually tally up the number of games and do some rudimentary maths to show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes. Pokemon: boil ‘em, mash ‘em, cut ‘em up and sell them at full price with only half the features.
The Curse of Player Retention
The modern implementation of player retention is garbage and goes against the very principle of “games”. In other words: thanks, I hate it.
A Narrative on Gamers
Between the discussion of if a walking simulator can even be classed as a game, and people scrambling to understand the story of the game, it seems everybody has missed the point Dear Esther was trying to make.