Games

Here are just some games that I've enjoyed more than usual or that for some reason or another have been very memorable to me.

• A Plague Tale Innocence.
• Alan Wake.
• Champions of Krynn.
• Chrono Cross. To this day, one of my favorite soundtracks, and a story I can look back on and remember fondly.
• Civilization.
• Doom.
• Dune II.
• Gears of War.
• Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade.
• Last Day of June.
• Life is Strange.
• Quest of Glory.
• The Walking Dead (Telltale games).
• Halo 4. This was one of the big blockbuster games in development when I was working on Xbox One, and the first game of the series I played from beginning to end. Cortana really steals the show.
• That Dragon, Cancer. The game had me in tears. Not sure I will ever play it again, but can definitely recommend it as a exceptional experience.
• Wing Commander.
• Strike Commander.
• System Shock.

Minecraft

This game deserves a special section, not because I especially love it, but because kids are wildly in love with this, and so I've been trying to learn as much as possible to play along with them.

For better or worse, there is a lot of attention-bait and ad-laden content on Minecraft, so hopefully curating some good resources is useful.

• Hour of Code 2024 guide for educators.
• How to play Minecraft for beginners from the Microsoft Minecraft folks.
• Survival vs Creative Mode
• How to tame and breed animals
• How to build a simple farm
• A few more advanced
• How to enchant
• Using commands

Ultima

Ultima holds a special place in my heart. Which do I like? All of them, really, but especially 4-7 and 9, and the Underworld games.

No mention of Ultima should fail to include a list such as this one!

• Compassion is total empathy for all living beings, and is derived from Love.
• Honesty is the dedication never to deceive oneself or another, and derives from Truth.
• Honor is the courage to defend and uphold the truth, and derives from Truth and Courage.
• Humility is the knowledge of one's place in the world, reached through an understanding of the sanctity of all beings, and exists outside Truth, Love, and Courage.
• Justice is the truth of what is right and wrong in human action and the love of that which is right, and derives from Truth and Love.
• Sacrifice is the helping of others at the cost of one's own well-being, and is derived from Love and Courage.
• Spirituality is the quest to improve one's own inner being and enlighten and brighten the lives of others, and derives from Truth, Love, and Courage.
• Valor is the courage to stand up for your beliefs, even in the face of physical or psychological threat, and derives from Courage.

Some other resources.

• There's a YouTube playlist by Majuular with game reviews that go pretty in-depth into gameplay and cover the development history as well that I found very enjoyable.
• The Story Behind Ultima's Morality.

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