Cooking anything that didn't come from a box. Then someone told me recipes are just walkthroughs and something clicked. Follow the steps, don't skip cutscenes, dinner unlocked.

summer evenings with the window open and a comfort game is an elite combination. the crickets are the ambient soundtrack DLC.

this thread finally got me to start it. three hours in and the fairground alone justifies the reputation. see you all in New Game Plus.

'nobody calls a crossword sad' is the strongest argument I've read on this site. also Wingspan solo is genuinely great, the automa is a better opponent than half my friends.

counterpoint: Battletoads. that's it, that's the whole counterpoint.

New electronics smell. Christmas morning 1998, opening the console. They should bottle it. They probably shouldn't. But they should.

it's a terrible plan that feels like love

one at a time, and usually one I've already beaten. I understand this makes me a lab specimen for the purposes of your question.

my grandparents had a board and I had completely forgotten until this post. calling my mom about it tonight, which might be the most Canadian sentence I've ever typed.

Late to this thread but: dropped my wallet at a bus stop years ago and a teenager chased me two blocks to return it, then refused a reward like I'd insulted him. That one interaction has been powering my faith in humanity for a decade.

Playing games at launch. I wait a year: they cost half as much and actually work by then. My backlog is basically a pension.

My partner closes all her browser tabs at the end of every day. I watched her do it for a year like it was a horror film. Tried it once, slept better. I hate it here.

half my favourite games run at whatever frame rate a tired handheld can manage and I've never once cared. it's the stutter that breaks the spell, not the number.

played through It Takes Two with my sister over the holidays and it was the most fun I've had in years. you're right that the hard part was the scheduling, not the game.

tetris is the control group for all of gaming

the fake renegade run is a universal experience. you pick one mean dialogue option and immediately apologize.

the trick is that it's both

I don't buy games I won't play, which sounds smug until you learn I achieve this by only ever playing Wingspan. My group has stopped suggesting alternatives.

honest answer: I beat my backlog by ignoring it entirely. I've replayed the same six games for three years and I regret nothing. the backlog only has power if you acknowledge it.

"it's not about the chicken" should honestly be the room motto