Before we start analyzing this in full, I’d like you to read the following article centering on Civilization 6 and a very unfortunate mixture of mechanics that put a very salty finger in the wound of a Native gamer. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/thunder-bay/video-game-insensitive-dialogue-1.6104700 You’re back? Amazing. There’s an issue here that Firaxis may acknowledge eventually but 2K and … Read more
Hey everyone! Welcome to your Monday Open Forum! It’s my privilege to be here with you to ring in another new week, and on this occasion it’s the first Monday in the second half of the year. I’d like to take a little time to reflect on this, and then as usual talk about other … Read more
Welcome back to the Friday Open Forum! I’m your host, DisturbedShadow! What’s going on, TAY? Another week has passed us by already. Time sure does fly. I’ve gotten back to writing this month. It’s been over a year since I’ve been doing it with such regularity. I gave myself a modest goal of 20,000 words … Read more
Welcome, everyone, to quite possibly the easiest Open Forum I’ll ever do. Because when something like Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl gets announced and looks to be as bonkers and far more legit than it has any right to be, that’s going to do just so much of the heavy lifting on its own.
![Simulated inside of a phone's camera app, two photos from the game 湯圓 [tong jyun]. One shows a couple holding a bowl of that dessert, the other is the bowl itself.](https://www.tay2.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/tong-jyun.png)
Optional’s late on this one and missed last week entirely. But he did play a good game in the interim – 湯圓 [tong jyun]!
Hello all, and welcome back to your Monday Forum! Here’s hoping you had a lovely weekend that didn’t feel too short as they so often do. Last week I was trying my best to look forward to an unexpected week off of work, which has now come and gone unceremoniously. It certainly feels like I … Read more
Welcome back to the Friday Open Forum! I’m your host, DisturbedShadow! What’s going on, TAY? What’s new? Not much new on my end. I guess it’s a week of classics for me. I’ve been on a bit of an old school British metal kick the past few days, jamming lots of classic Iron Maiden and … Read more
Good morning, all! Today is about the soul-rejuvenating wonders of other peoples’ salt!
