Riley MacLeod's discussions

Oh wow, that’s neat. I haven’t run into too many people who didn’t join me, though in one run a dude was fighting some monsters and I...let him distract them while I grabbed stuff and took off. Read more

I think it’s worth it! It feels slightly buggy in an EA way but there’s a lot of stuff in it. I’ve been excited for it for a while though; if you tend to be wary of early access games or burn out on them your mileage might vary. Read more

That is pretty cool!  Read more

I feel ya, friend. Read more

Midnight Diner is so good! Read more

I’ve been watching this show now and it’s awesome, but anxiety-inducing. Read more

1. Spaceteam rules. Read more

Some of the puzzles and timing could be tricky, but if you’re together I think it’d be easy to walk through! Read more

I think so! The mechanics are pretty straightforward and easy to pick up.  Read more

Ahahaha! Read more

So many! I was really proud of my Fortnite World Cup writeup, my piece about boxing in The Witcher 3 (also the Witcher hate from my colleagues in this Q&A is unconscionable) and this piece about drinking in games https://kotaku.com/drinking-according-to-video-games-1823928099 Read more

American religious culture, stage magic, and food. But I guess not all together, though whatever topic could bring all three of those things together would probably be amazing. Read more

I hate double jumping in games. I’ve avoided saying this anywhere someone might see for years, but I guess today is the day. Read more

I previously studied religion and was a chaplain for a bit, so I’m really good at extemporaneous prayer, like if someone wants you to say “grace” before dinner and you have to think of something that will feel right for everyone. Sometimes my seminary friends and I whip it out for fun. Read more

I still love The Secret World, which is called Secret World Legends now. Read more

Rockpapershotgun. They were one of the first sites I really read every day, and I still do. Read more

“Immersion.” Read more

Lord help me, Celeste. Read more

We keep having bags of those Pop Chips, which I do not like but will regularly eat, so I guess numbers-wise they would be my favorite snack, but in actuality I hate them. Maybe, at least for me, they win by virtue of being present; there’s probably a life lesson in there somewhere. Read more

Spec Ops: The Line and Deus Ex: Human Revolution, both of which changed my ideas about what games could be at the times I played them. (I played Spec Ops during Hurricane Sandy, which was a very weird experience, and which I wrote an article about for a now-defunct website.)  Read more