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Monday, September 21, 2026

One of the things that truly scratches an itch in my brain is keeping up with activity trackers for the media I consume. Movies, games, TV, you name it and I try to keep a log of it all. I just went through and made some updates to my Backloggd for all my recent game playing. If anyone else is on there and wants to follow along, here’s my page: https://backloggd.com/u/nickmudry/

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Wednesday, May 27, 2026

There are simply just way too many good video games out right now and I don’t know how to actually find the time to play them all.

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Wednesday, December 3, 2025

30 hours in, Pokémon: Z-A may have just climbed the list to become one of my favorite Pokémon games of all time.

From left to right, the Pokémon Pansear, Pansage, and Panpour in a cinematic screenshot of the Pokémon Legends: Z-A game.

The generation of Pokémon games that I grew up playing the most was Ruby & Sapphire. Up until this day, there hasn't been a game in this franchise that has hit the way Generation 3 has, at least for me.… Continue reading →

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Sunday, June 1, 2025

It might be the anticipation around the Nintendo Switch 2’s launch next week, but I am starting to buzz in excitement around building a physical games collection just for this console.

With the Nintendo Switch 2 right around the corner, my brain has not stopped racing around with the idea of rebuilding a physical collection of games. In the most recent console generations, I have been a digital-first kind of consumer.… Continue reading →

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Monday, April 21, 2025

My last Blue Prince run took me four hours to complete it. Nearly two of those hours were in a single room.

After dinner last night I decided I was going to do play Blue Prince. I was itching to step foot in the manor and see what new puzzles and secrets would be discovered, or even better, solved. I assumed I'd… Continue reading →

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Sunday, April 20, 2025

I have received an invite to the Marathon Closed Alpha Test. April 23rd cannot get here soon enough.

Friday night after a really long session in Blue Prince, I shut down my console to get ready to wind down for the night. As I was getting ready to relax, I checked my email on my phone and saw… Continue reading →

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Friday, September 16, 2011

Ubisoft’s Rocksmith First Impressions and Hands On

Editor's note: This originally appeared on a very old blog of mine, which no longer exists. I have reposted and backdated this post so it appears in the archives. A few days ago, I had the opportunity to attend one of the… Continue reading →

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

Review: Ms. ‘Splosion Man

Editor's note: This originally appeared on a very old blog of mine, which no longer exists. I have reposted and backdated this post so it appears in the archives. A couple of years ago, a mysterious game from Twisted Pixel… Continue reading →

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Wednesday, May 25, 2011

Review: Universe Sandbox

Editor's note: This originally appeared on a very old blog of mine, which no longer exists. I have reposted and backdated this post so it appears in the archives. Last week I saw a new game appear on Steam, Universe… Continue reading →

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