I Play Games So You Don't Have To
Jim ManderA newsletter where I summarize the many games I play, discuss them with others, and post essays on related topics.
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Haunted Castle [Revisited]
Following the success of the first two games in the Castlevania series, Konami had another certified hit on their hands, and the first to break out from their mainstays of arcade cabinet shooters, a real-deal home console franchise. So, obv...
Castlevania
There are certain games, which, beyond their inherent qualities, accrue an indelible aura, a sort of prestige that remains long after they can be considered novel, or hip, or even any good. The NES had quite a few of these, and one of the m...
Thief II: The Metal Age
Thief: The Dark Project was a remarkable game, revolutionary for its time, enduringly compelling, and one of the best examples of stealth gameplay ever. Only two years later, Looking Glass Studios released a sequel, one that built on the fi...
Aggelos 2
Several years ago, I played the original Aggelos, a Metroidvania very distinctly modeled after the old Wonder Boy franchise, which shouldn’t really be a surprise coming from a developer named Wonderboy Bobi. I really liked Aggelos, which ha...
Weekly Update 2026-10-11
Game Releases and Updates
Requiem of Reuinis Paradox mode option and balance [missed last week]
I somehow let this slip by me last week, but I caught it this time. My new favorite optimization not-a-puzzle RPG of all time has a new...
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Gamer by birth, loser by choice, writer by accident.
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