Brandon Pero 1/30/25 Brandon Pero 1/30/25

My Most Anticipated Games of 2025

I have a long list of 2025 games that I’m highly anticipating. Here they are.

Brandon Pero 12/4/24 Brandon Pero 12/4/24

Nintendo’s Rise - A Reflection on Game Over

Nintendo has quite the story from its start as a playing card company to a video game juggernaut. This history is described in Game Over by David Sheff. Here are my brief thoughts on it the book.

Brandon Pero 11/15/24 Brandon Pero 11/15/24

Contraband Police and the Puzzle Simulation Genre

Contraband Police is the most recent game I’ve completed, and it got me wondering what it is about puzzle-sim games that I enjoy so much.

Brandon Pero 10/31/24 Brandon Pero 10/31/24

My Video Game Ideas

I like to think of new ideas for video games and write them down. I get the chance to be incredibly creative or outlandish, knowing I don’t need to necessarily make it or know how to make it right now. Here is my current list of ideas.

Brandon Pero 10/15/24 Brandon Pero 10/15/24

Video Game Wishlist Paralysis

My video game Wishlist has grown beyond reasonable management. I'm feeling like I need to do something about it, but there are so many excuses to not. And the more excuses I make, the longer the list gets.

Brandon Pero 10/9/24 Brandon Pero 10/9/24

The Open-World Conundrum

I felt like talking about open worlds today based on a conversation I had with some friends. There are so many issues to solve with open-world games, and it seems like an impossible beam to balance on.