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An Enthralling Adventure into the Lost Civilization of Bugs—A Review of Hollow Knight

July 1, 2018 by Robin Chan

You have one last life left. You have just cleared the enemies in this map—at least those you can see, anyway. You know you are gonna die as soon as you step forward and explore the uncharted territory—and lose everything you have gained so far. Going back is not an option because you are not […]

Filed Under: Featured - Gaming, Have a Taste, Latest Featured Tagged With: action game, game review, hollow knight, inside, limbo, metroidvania, nintendo switch

Introducing The Gaming Experience Index (GEI)

January 13, 2016 by Robin Chan

The Gaming Experience Index (GEI) I discussed the fundamentals of gaming experience earlier, and in attempt of elaboration created an index that puts things in perspectives when it comes to reviewing games.  The index composes of three major aspects: The Gamer’s Drive, Aesthetics and Intricacies and Empowerment Scale. I would like to call it The Gaming Experience Index […]

Filed Under: Featured - Gaming, Free Gaming Tagged With: game review system, gaming experience, video game theory, video games review

What Makes a Game Great-on the Fundamentals of Gaming

December 18, 2015 by Robin Chan

Have you ever wonder, as a gamer yourself, what makes gamers tick? What are the fundamentals of gaming-an experience obviously different from reading or sports? In other words, what makes Game A bad, Game B mediocre, Game C good, and games like Diablo, Worlds of Warcraft, or League of Legends great? Sense of Progress/Growth My […]

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A Free Gamer’s Manifesto

December 15, 2015 by Robin Chan

A Free Gamer’s Manifesto I game not because I am miserable and have nothing useful to do, but simply because it is perfectly humane to game and I like gaming. I game to explore—both inwardly and outwardly. Games are like any form of art—there are good ones and bad ones, commercial products and artistic expressions. I judge a game by the […]

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About the Blogger

My name is Robin Chan. I currently work as a book buyer for an independently owned English bookseller in Hong Kong. In general, I enjoy my work—getting to know all the new books, restocking the old ones I consider good books, curating lists and catalogs and writing about them and getting paid for all that. But it’s not possible to talk about all your personal favorites if you don’t own the business. So here I am, this is my personal business about everything I love in reading, and yes—you see it already—gaming. I started gaming pretty young and I am proud to say that I still thoroughly enjoy exploring new worlds and characters and narratives which sometimes in their own unique ways surpass the ways books interact with you, and of course, it’s the same for books the other way round. And this is where I explore the interactions of my two favorite mediums.

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