Games I Played in 2023: The Thread
1) Sable
What a cracking start to the year.
Sable is mellow, introspective and sentimental.
It’s a game about moving from childhood into adulthood. It’s about being aware you’ve changed, and trying to put your finger on who you are now.
For anyone curious about what goes on over on my blog, here’s my latest: a deep dive into the lore of Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree 👇👇
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Now that Elden Ring's DLC has been announced, it's time to ask: what 𝘪𝘴 the Shadow of the Erdtree?
I've done a deep, deep, deep dive on the lore and mythology surrounding the single enigmatic image we've got so far - come take a look:
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Someone just commented on this highlighting that FromSoft DLC always have really obvious names and it’s actually so funny??
You’ll never guess where “The Ringed City” is set
What could “Artorias of the Abyss” be about?? 👀👀
“The Old Hunters?? You won’t believe this
The first game has this laser focus on trauma, specifically survivors guilt as a theme. Cal outlived his master, Cere her apprentice, Merrin her entire culture.
The whole crew of the mantis is broken people, gamblers and failures. They have this goal, this fantasy of rebuilding the Jedi, but when they get the names of all the potential Jedi kids they say “fuck this.” “It’s not fair to put a whole generation through what we went through.”
It’s a beautiful note to end the story on, and I am so excited for that same focussed storytelling to show me what comes next: what trials a found family can go face. What comes after healing is hard work, and i fully believe respawn can tell an very interesting story with that