Reconnect Recap, w/e 27th April - Blue Obscur Oblivion Remastered v2.5 Edition Remix

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Apr 28, 2025

Kia Ora team.

I swear we were warning that this was going to be a difficult game in terms of new releases given the turbulent nature of the industry in recent years, but I am gobsmacked at the quality of games coming out this year, they genuinely don’t stop coming. If your playing Blue Prince like me, I hope you get the room you were looking for, and if you’ve picked up the new Clair Obscur game or the Oblivion Remake, I hope your having a great time.

As always, this is the Reconnect Recap, the sister newsletter to Reconnect. A website dedicated to sharing the works of hundreds of games writers around the world.

If you’re on Bluesky, I’ve made a starter pack so that you can follow all the Reconnect writers in one spot. Not 100% complete yet but I’ll keep adding to it.

The Recap

We’ve got two great pieces from
1UP Vault
, the first about how to handle the problems of too many games to play, the second is about the important games from their past that helped shape their gaming identity. Very happy to see a fallout game on that list!
Push to Talk
has an interview with developer FOOLSROOM about the myriad of idle games that have created.
Gaming on Linux celebrates a new milestone by the Dwarf Fortress team, and as at the article suggests, you really should watch the accompanying NoClip documentary. After watching that doco, no one in the games industry deserves the financial success that Dwarf Fortress is now finding than the two brothers who created it.
The GameDiscoverCo newsletter
breaks down the success of Devolver Digital and what we can learn from their success.
TimeExtension goes back in time and takes a look at the weird adverts Sony used to advertise the Playstation 1.
Oya
shares their thoughts on the issue of too much content in the latest Final Fantasy 7 game.
Game Wisdom dives into what makes League of Legends a game with such a high skill ceiling.
Distant Arcade reminds us that turn based RPG’s aren’t dead.
SuperJoost Playlist
explains how even though the economy is a bit depressed, historically that’s been a good thing for the games industry.
Multiplier
spoke to World of Warfcrafts associate game director and senior art director during their recent WOW World tour and picked their brains on the popular MMO and board game adaptations.
Scanlines
had two great pieces this week. The first is an ode to the PS2 art style, which I did not expect to bring up so many great memories. The second is a review of the GameBoy, but not its variants. I’m holding out for the 4000 word GameBoy micro review I so desperately deserve.
GameDev Reports
brings us more sexy market numbers, covering the numbers behind Star Citizen, Dwarf Fortress, Assasins’s Creed, Frostpunk and more.
Our last article of the week is from
Press Any Button
whose newsletter covers off some exciting news for us Playdate owners and some exciting game recommendations.

Something Extra

We all know Mac’s can’t play games, it’s just not what they are designed to do, however, the Macs have become quite powerful in their own right. When it comes to their new M Series chips, these things are powerful, along with the new Metal API, it’s getting to the point where Mac can play more games than one would realise.

If your a Mac owner like me and are curious as to whats required to play games on your Mac, check out this new site MacGamingDB.

Writer Recap

This week i’m highlighting

SomeSelectedStories’s Substack

a great newsletter that focusses on summarising some novel stories of the week. Their focus is primarily on mobile and industry news, covering things like the earnings of Pokemon Go, studios raising venture capital, and Market analytics. Perfect for those working in, or interested by that side of the industry.

Go give them a follow.