Silicon Sasquatch

17/02/2023

Goodness, it’s been a while. But we’re back again with another long write-up on the best and most notable games of the past year. Give it a read, along with all the other stuff we’ve posted over the past year and change. 🧡 https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2023/1/8/the-2022-silicon-sasquatch-game-of-the-year-awards

21/01/2022

A year of upheaval and positive changes meant Tyler had less time to play games, but what he did play had to be top notch comfort food. GOTY 2021: Tyler's Honorable Mentions by Tyler Martin: https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2022/1/21/goty-2021-tylers-honorable-mentions

A year of upheaval and positive changes meant Tyler had less time to play games, but what he did play had to be top notch comfort food.

19/01/2022

GOTY 2021: Spencer's Honorable Mentions by S Tordoff: https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2022/1/17/goty-2021-spencers-honorable-mentions

Now that the yearly fracas has concluded / Following hours of lively debate, / Spencer has games he wishes we’d saluted. / (With apologies again to Dr. Seuss’s estate.)

18/01/2022

Doug shares his year in games from 2021, which — shockingly! — featured plenty of sports GOTY 2021: Doug's Honorable Mentions by Douglas Bonham: https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2022/1/16/goty-2021-dougs-honorable-mentions

Checking in from the sports desk and international broadcast center, Doug shares the games and games-associated things that made his 2021 enjoyable.

17/01/2022

GOTY 2021: Nick's Honorable Mentions: https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2022/1/10/goty-2021-nicks-honorable-mentions

Here’s everything Nick could think to say about the forty-odd games he played in 2021.

16/01/2022

It's here! Our Game of the Year 2021 writeup is finally ready for consumption. What were your favorite games? https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2022/1/10/the-2021-silicon-sasquatch-game-of-the-year-awards

Presenting the best and most noteworthy games we played in the year that was 2021.

22/10/2021

Here's with a review, of sorts, for Deathloop. https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2021/10/20/review-deathloop

Same s**t, same day.

12/10/2021

Sable is an ambitious and often striking game about self-discovery that's mired in bugs contradictory design decisions. https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2021/10/8/review-sable

A lonely and quiet journey of self-discovery bedeviled by bugs and incongruent design decisions.

03/06/2020

The Animal Crossing: New Horizons Exit Survey: Wherein a panel of our finest minds discuss choppin' trees and catching bees https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2020/6/2/the-animal-crossing-new-horizons-exit-survey

We asked a panel of Silicon Sasquatch contributors about their experiences with 2020’s best way to go outdoors, Animal Crossing: New Horizons.

13/05/2020

Our resident FPS ju**ie, Spencer Tordoff, decided to see if 2019's Call of Duty: Modern Warfare lives up to its namesake. The answer is... well, it's complicated. https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2020/5/8/this-modern-war-wasted https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2020/5/8/this-modern-war-wasted

I could try to excuse it on the basis of boredom, an indulgence to weather the hazy malaise of being stuck inside for weeks on end. But the fact of the matter is: they got to me. As I played Call of Duty: Warzone , Activision repeatedly advertised the full version of 2019’s Modern Warfare to me .....

03/01/2020

Last, but not least, it's Aaron Thayer with his list of Honorable Mentions for 2019! https://www.siliconsasquatch.com/blog/2020/1/3/goty-2019-aarons-honorable-mentions

Now that Aaron’s living the dad life, he’s uniquely qualified among our staff to introduce our new review metric: The father/son bonding score.

02/01/2020

With ring-based fitness and game subscription services aplenty, Tyler Martin's got lots of great insight to share in his Honorable Mentions list.

With some tips for getting in better shape and saving money on games, Tyler’s Honorable Mentions list is a great starting point for anyone looking to put some of their new year’s resolutions into motion.

01/01/2020

Here's Doug Bonham with his honorable mentions for the year that, up until just a moment ago, was 2019.

Chief Sports Officer Doug Bonham is here to share his honorable mentions for the year, and it all starts in a quaint little part of Tokyo called Kamurocho.

31/12/2019

Like the gentle ferryman on the River Styx, your pal Nick Cummings is here to shepherd you through a sea of repetitive mediocrity and usher you unto your just rewards: a mountain of lovely indie games to play.

Your pal Nick Cummings is here to tell you about all the other great games he played in 2019 that didn’t make our Top 10 list!

30/12/2019

Extremely good and capable first-person shootsperson Spencer Tordoff would like to share his Honorable Mentions for 2019 with you now.

Spencer would very much like to tell you about a few very good, very bad, and very under-appreciated games before the decade draws to a close.

30/12/2019

Here’s our Game of the Decade podcast, wherein we debate the merits of some 200 games and choose our top 20 games of the decade—all without fracturing our decades-long friendship. Amazing!

Well, here it is: the podcast where we successfully reduced 200 nominees to the 20 best games of the decade. Surely this won’t be contentious or anything.

30/12/2019

Well, here it is. Our first-ever Game of the Decade list, featuring 20 games from 2010 through 2019. Give it a read and let us know what you think!

After an unprecedented amount of debate, discussion, and hand-wringing, we’re happy to present this: our top 20 games of the 2010s.

27/12/2019

Well, here it is: our Game of the Year deliberations podcast. If you're curious how we arrived at our top 10, here's all the audio evidence, ripe for future deposition in the 2027 Console Wars.

Okay, so. You’ve seen our Top 10 list. But you’re wondering: “Uh, wait, what were they thinking?” Your answer lies within.