Category: Gratitude

From Puzzle Fighter to Puyo Puyo and beyond, competitive puzzle games are a niche that’s appealed to me for as long as I can remember. I’ve never quite been able to pinpoint why. Maybe it’s that visceral satisfaction of having your combo damage stack up as piles of clutter on the other player’s board; or…

If there was ever a song that I wished I could see, it is this one. Inane is one of my favorite albums ever made. It’s a collection of melancholy and somber electronic songs spanning over a surprising breadth of genres, including a few that aren’t particularly known for being somber. Sakuzyo nevertheless demonstrates mastery…

Rift of the NecroDancer really surprised me with how familiar-yet-unique its formula is. Though unreleased at the time of writing, its demo has been a lot of fun. Its ‘prequel’ of sorts, Crypt of the Necrodancer, shouldn’t need any introduction – it’s a ‘rhythm roguelike’ where everything moves to the beat of the music, challenging…

It’s my favorite Miku song. And perhaps the most niche one on the list by far. How niche, you ask? Well, it’s a remix of an ending theme on a bonus disc of a soundtrack to an updated release of a bullet-hell videogame that doesn’t actually exist. And it’s a real shame that it doesn’t.…