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The Games That Got Me Through Nursing School, Part Three: Fighting and Surviving in Roguelites and RPGs

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Sometimes I play video games because I want to beat stuff up. But I wanna beat stuff up, for, like, a purpose, man. Like to save the world or help a charming character survive a difficult scrape. In this third installment about the games that got me through nursing school, I’m focusing on games where you gotta fight but there’s also some real narrative juice.  Basically all of these games are RPGs and roguelites. RPGs … Continue reading The Games That Got Me Through Nursing School, Part Three: Fighting and Surviving in Roguelites and RPGs

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Squee From the Keeper Shelf: Final Fantasy VIII

If I had to pick one video game that had the most significant combined impact on me as a gamer and a romance reader, it has to be Final Fantasy VIII. FFVIII is essentially a romance novel in RPG video game form and it had an indelible impact in making me love tropes that are STILL major catnip for me, like settings that combine science fiction and magic elements, political intrigues, girls dealing with possibly … Continue reading Squee From the Keeper Shelf: Final Fantasy VIII