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Life Lessons

Seek Strength… The Rest Will Follow

Dark Souls III is brutal, beautiful, and secretly one of the most compelling arguments for asking for help you'll ever encounter.

May 20257 min read
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Life Lessons

Here's to a New Home and a Broken Back

Apr 20258 min
overcooked
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What's for Dinner?

Apr 20258 min
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A Strong, Independent Princess

Mar 20259 min
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Dark Souls III
Action RPG · FromSoftware
"The best interactive argument for asking for help ever made."
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Moving Out
Co-op · Simulation · DevM Games
"Moving is terrible. This makes it hilarious."
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Overcooked 2
Co-op · Cooking · Ghost Town Games
"A relationship test disguised as a cooking game."
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World of Warcraft
MMORPG · Blizzard Entertainment
"Engineered for addiction — and still worth it."
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The Last of Us
Action-Adventure · Naughty Dog
"The most morally complex game ever made."
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The Sims 3
Life Simulation · Maxis / EA
"Turns out it's just a simulation of your thirties."
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