Books

Games

Slaughterhouse Five Excellent, but I feel a lot of the original novelty is lost on a modern reader. The Dilbert Principle Scott Adams is better at short form than long. Universal Harvester Dark and intriguing, but the threads never really tie back together. A Man Without a Country Stories of Your Life and Others Steve Jobs This should be required reading for any employees of major tech companies. Blue Like Jazz When someone my age asks me to recommend a book about God, this is what I will give them. The Match Gets a little lost in the details, but a great history lesson on the pro/amatuer divide unknown by many modern golfers. The Martian Written by a nerd for nerds. Now I want to see the movie. Bleach Well it's finally over. Been reading since highschool, and I can't help but wonder if it was cancelled - based on how rushed the ending was. Odd Thomas A little fluffy, but a real page turner. A New Kind of Christian I'm a fan of McClaren's prose as well as his practical theology. He argues for a Christianity and the church evolve to embrace and minster to an increasingly postmodern world. Dune In spite of how long ago the story was written, I knew little about it. Herbert's universe fascinated me more than any other in recent memory. Unfortunately it shows its age with some sexism and homophobia. Naoki Urasawa's Monster Thrilling. My favorite manga to date. The Ocean at the End of the Lane Familiar with his comics, I wanted to read a Gaiman novel. I was not disappointed. The Dark Tower Series Read over the span of 4 years. Compelling throughout, but the shines most in the end. Treasure Island Recieved a nifty leather version as a gift. Great to revisit a story from childhood. The Life of Pi Read after I saw the film. Beautiful.

Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild My new favorite Legend of Zelda and the first I would recommend any newcomer. Hyper Light Drifter A thick, mesmerizing trance. The Walking Dead A little weak at first, but has a fulfilling conclusion. Final Fantasy Tactics (WotL) (iPhone) Whew. Fun, but not suited for iPhone. Xenogears I gave up about a third of the way through. Interesting characters and story, but awful combat. Final Fantasy 5 (iPhone) Delightful remake. This was the only classic (2d) Final Fantasy I had yet to play, and it's wonderful job system is deserving of the praise it receives. Gauntlet Legends Tons of fun to play back through this with a friend. Gameplay definitely felt archaic at times though (dang those switches). Hearthstone Great game that provided me tons of entertainment, but with school I didn't have the time to play enough to enjoy it. Final Fantasy Brave Exvius Well made and I was briefly sucked in pretty deep, but I'm making an effort to not let things this shallow absorb so much of my time. So I deleted it. Monument Valley Zen. Human Resource Machine This game had me programming a Fibonacci sequence in assembly - for fun. Full of character, but not sure if a non-programmer would have as much fun as I did. Chrono Trigger Completely deserving of the praise it so often receives. Donkey Kong 64 Ugh. As fun as I remember in parts, but plagued by some glaring design issues. See my blog rant. Machinarium Delightful. Divinity Original Sin Co-op done right. True to its tabletop roots without letting them bog gameplay down. Story wasn't particularly memorable, but the gameplay made up for it. Terraria Played as couch co-op on PS4. Really a blast, but the experience would have been better on PC.