Reconnect Recap - w/e 21st September

A weekly recap of some of the best video game articles to feature on Reconnect.

Kia Ora folks

Bit of an eventful week for me, as of Friday I’m officially divorced and so I decided to celebrate it with a big party, so I spent the week cleaning and organising as well as getting my wedding cake remade for the event. So my guests and I celebrated with divorce cake. It tasted amazing. I also treated myself to a new tattoo and a new iPhone. So my right arm hurts and bit and my new slender iPhone Air keeps getting lost its that thin.

I did manage to steal some time this week to keep getting my ass handed to me in Fortnite as well as continuing to chip away at the new No Mans Sky content. So all is not lost.

Welcome to yet another edition of the Reconnect Recap, the weekly newsletter that recaps all the amazing work to feature on Reconnect in the past week.

This week we’re talking about Fallout, Arma, Silksong, game design, and the Steam Deck.

Let’s dig in!

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Great Write Ups

• It’s not just the engine, the whole car is buggered: Dubious Media digs into the woes with games on Unreal Engine and how it’s impacting the industry, among other things.

• Fishin’ and sushi: SuperJump Magazine makes the most compelling case for playing Dave the Diver if you haven’t already. It’s jam packed with fun games and is oh so relaxing.

• Best on Deck: We all know the Steam Deck is a popular device and many different people are playing many different kind of games on it. But what games are predominantly being played on the deck, The GameDiscoverCo newsletter breaks down the games that grossed over $1m and over 50% of the reviews come from Steam Decks.

• Converting Haters to Craters: Aftermath looks into the Trans Women only Platoon in Arma hoping to challenge the boys-only experience of the game.

• A map to their heart: The Solo Gamedev explains what they love about the new Silksong game.

• Top 10 GBA games: I love a good list of good GBA games, and of course I love it more if my favourite game is number one.

• Tough Love: Mark Brown’s latest GMTK mini is all about the joy of overcoming hardship in games.

• Things are starting to look better: Games writing has faced a rough couple of years, but things are slowly turning around as established names set up new ventures and continue to be able to support themselves. Harrison Polites latest piece is all about the success of SkillUps new project This Week in Videogames.

• A good tutorial will make or break: GameWisdom breaks down what a well crafted tutorial can do for a new players experience in a game.

• The remakes we need: As Scanlines says, remakes and remasters are here to stay, so let’s explore what we want to see remade, and remastered. I was looking forward to the KOTOR remake.

• Cozy post-apocalypse: Glad I’m not the only one who found Fallout 4 to be quite a chill experience. I love listening to the music, it makes me very happy. The Saved Game explains their experience with building settlements and having a chill time in the Bethesda rpg.

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Fun Tidbits

• A Japanese grad student named TERA made this portable PS5

• "The Creative Cauldron Of Nintendo Is A Bit Of An Anti-Climax" - 35 Years Ago, The BBC Visited Mario's Birthplace

• "You Still Can't Beat Me" - 100-Year-Old Grandma Plays Her Super Famicom Every Day

• Henry Halfhead Is What Would Happen If Prey’s Mimics Were Cute

• This Homebrew NES Title Is Getting Its Own Mario Maker-Style Successor

• Modder Brings Colour To The World's Smallest Game Boy

• Dammit Jeff built a PS2 Mini and it's a work of art

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