Archive - Parry Timing

REMATCH is A Work Of Art

Sloclap has distilled football to its bones here. Every decision was made to make the game as exciting as possible, as consistently as possible, and it…

Jul 17 •

January 2025

Parry Timing's Games of the Year 2024

2024 was an exciting year for games! Let's go over my favorites:

Jan 3 •

December 2024

Elite Dangerous Made Me Fall in Love with Trucking

Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Space Trucking

Dec 16, 2024 •

October 2024

Copaganda, Lethality, and Revenge: Rebel Ridge, and I Am Your Beast

What is the place of retributive violence in media? What does it's inclusion, or lack thereof, actually mean?

Oct 4, 2024 •

September 2024

The Perils of Game Development are Actually Easily Avoided, Probably

Concord and The Callisto Protocol are both gorgeous, but show symptoms of rot in the industry at large.

Sep 11, 2024 •

August 2024

State of Decay 2's Modular Difficulty Can Turn it into a Fun Romp or an Unliving, Reactive Struggle

State of Decay 2 can either be a vacation at the end of the world or an emergent fight for survival. Both are enjoyable modes of play, and the game is…

Aug 1, 2024 •

June 2024

My Best of Steam Next Fest: June 2024

I played 15 demos and there are some you have to try yourself.

Jun 13, 2024 •

May 2024

Crusader Kings III was Worth the Stress

Crusader Kings III's amazing simulation defines its politics by setting the boundaries of what the player can do, and how.

May 31, 2024 •

Dragon's Dogma II is the Most Fun You Can Have Killing Goblins

And there are a whole lot of goblins.

May 2, 2024 •

March 2024

Dragon's Dogma II's Character Creator Demo Lets You Make The Lion of Your Dreams

Dragon's Dogma II Adventure Log — Day 0

Mar 21, 2024 •

Confessions of a Tabletop RPG Player: Adding Depth to your (Roleplaying) Characters

Roleplaying, like writing or even running tabletop games, is a skill you have to hone. I'm still working on it.

Mar 20, 2024 •

February 2024

What is Going On with Suicide Squad, or, Kill Your Preconceived Notions

Suicide Squad is a game defined by a fan reaction to a buzzword before it actually released.

Feb 28, 2024 •

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