Author Archives: tomkosiec

Most gamers have a pile of shame, a backlog of games they purchased or received as gifts but never played. Alongside chronicling my favorite games each year, I‘ve started keeping track of the video games I finish from my pile … Continue reading →

Besides chronicling my favorite games from last year, I enjoy downloading game demos. It helps me control my urge to buy games right when they come out and at their most expensive. I appreciate that demos made a comeback recently, … Continue reading →

2020 sucked. Yet, video games provided people with joy when they needed it most. The industry continues to experience explosive growth and shows no sign of slowing down. More people played games than ever before for the first time too. … Continue reading →

Due to other things in my life, I didn’t finish every game that came out last year. So I like to publish my honorable mentions for video games that I only played for a few hours and didn’t reach the … Continue reading →

2019 went by in a flash and so did my gaming time! I didn’t play many new releases. I actually spent most of my time clearing games from 2018. Such as the Secret of Mana remake. Still, I did manage … Continue reading →

2018! Wow! Another incredible year of video games. So many great titles and so little time to play them. This year I didn’t even finish 10 games. Some big life changes happened to me. I moved back to the San … Continue reading →

Below you’ll find my list of video games that didn’t make my top 10 this year. Mainly because I didn’t finish them and I like to reserve full judgment on a game until I see the credits. With more play … Continue reading →

2017, what an incredible year for video games! I spent most of 2017 paying off my student loans and saving money for San Francisco. Which didn’t give me a ton of time to play video games. But I still sampled … Continue reading →

Did you read Kotaku’s “The Summer of Old JRPGS” blog post written by Jason Schreier back in 2014? I enjoyed it. So this year I decided to create my own “Summer of Old JRPGS” list. But, unlike Schreier’s list mine … Continue reading →

Student loans. A heavy financial burden for many that make true financial freedom feel impossible. Even with consistently paying $218.70 a month I never felt my $21,000 student loan balance got any smaller. So I made the difficult decision to … Continue reading →