Wow, yes! Traverse Town is phenomenal.

Save Spaces: Exploring Tranquility in Games

How games teach us to revel in the calm

I loved this and am really hoping the new fledglings make it.

Life, uh, finds a way.

I'll give it a go!

Thank you!

Yes, exactly!

I haven't played Iceborne, but it's great to hear that the trials of Monster Hunter still come…

Thanks for the writeup. I'll have to pick up Iceborne to try Alatreon at some point on my own.

Fire Emblem’s Pacing Problem

Some of Fire Emblem: Three Houses’ key additions interrupt the flow of gameplay

Please, Make it an Email

No one wants to join your “update” meeting

The Game of Life

On COVID-19 and The Matrix

In-betweens & Outliers

Lessons from never quite belonging

The Gaming Recluse is Dead

Retiring a vapid stereotype

What do you get on your articles? Fans.

Checkmate, "Ryan".

Ode to King Janitor

Night yawns into its routine,waking the hallways’ night queen.

Wow, the naughty step. I haven't felt in trouble like this since high school.

I'm glad I caught you on a good day. While I'm having flashbacks of my AP Lit teacher scolding me for being a clown, you can still consider…

Thanks for the writeup.

I wrote a sloppy article about this a while ago (https://medium.com/@devon.wells.a/developer-culture-check-2e2fb9842b57), but the TL;DR is…

Ariel

She would carve her heart to that ocean

PERFECT

HOW TO WRITE WITHOUT GIVING A FUCK

SUBTITLES ARE FOR EDITORS

Omg classic.

What My Highest Grossing Story Wasn’t

For starters: what I expected.

Thank you!

Florida Man Refuses to Drive with Headlights

Cites violation of “God-given freedom”

Dear Almost Vegan,

A letter to a younger me, on the last 11 years of veganism

This makes me wonder who the worst and best anime characters to have in the real world would be.

Go Ahead, Run Me Over

But I’m going to take you down with me.

Niko, I agree. Balance is key.

I would love to be a writer!

Stop Trying to Monetize Everything

Bring back casual hobbies.

The Legend of Chrono Cross

Reflecting on Square Enix’s classic JRPG sequel

I want to be a writer!

9 Things I Learned Making Under $18k a Year for the Last 5 Years

Money is weird.

The Positive Pandemic Proclamation

Reflecting on the good parts of quarantine and 2020.

Roundabout

When the socksshed their lint;

Oh do I remember

that wide-eyed boy,

9 Things I Learned Making Under $18k a Year for the Last 5 Years

Money can define what finally living feels like to you.

How to Stomp with Aghs Spectre

I’ve been winning game after game with this underrated build.

Thank you for writing this.

Okay, and they've been churning out more or less the same game for almost two decades. They can afford to step up the bar.

Remembering MapleStory

Returning to an MMO from 2007

How to Write a Hated Main Character

What we can learn from anime, featuring Tower of God

I told myself I was going to wait until PS5 to play this because my PS4 is with my brother, but…

In-betweens & Outliers

A journal of never quite belonging.

The Art of War (and Dota)

I’m still a beginner after nearly 6,000 hours in Dota 2

You nailed it, Ryan. Thank you for the shout out!

Games aren't the best environment for engaging with people on a socio-political level. I'm not going into a game expecting to change…

Thanks, Ryan!

Yes, I agree. There's an overwhelming "keep your politics out of my games" attitude, which is a blasé argument that hopefully will lose…

He'll just have to train twice as hard.

True and agreed, though unfortunately with many of these older games the player base has aged with…

Retro Review: Final Fantasy X

“Listen to my story…”

Valve’s Language Filter is a Cheap Bandage for Toxicity

The gaming industry can do better — and so can we

This mad lad right here. Bravo.

It's not much, but I've been feeling the juxtaposition of solace and contempt for normalcy in these…

https://medium.com/@devon.wells.a/on-watching-the-world-burn-from-my-home-office-29eacab2e5c4

This is awesome!

Thank you for all your work on stats and datdota. I used it a fair bit when I was researching and over the years as a player.

What I Learned in 6000 Hours of Dota 2

I’m basically still a beginner.

THANK YOU. You hit the nail on the head. Every privileged vegan needs to step their game up.

I wrote a similar piece last week you might like: https://medium.com/@devon.wells.a/white-vegans-please-sit-down-3b4c93a5f631

White Vegans, Please Sit Down

A Quick Word on Timing

Important reminder that the term "non-lethal" isn't accurate.

The difference is that less lethal means they must be used as intended, otherwise they can result in injury or fatality. This is not true…

Ryan, fantastic write up as usual.

One thing I just realized reading this: I can't think of another game that uses a language barrier that you can overcome as world building…

Haha, it seems we like the same games Ryan (first Maplestory, now this).

Yes! I still maintain that Blitzball should've gotten a standalone game with how much fun it was, kind of like Gwent in the Witcher 3.

On Watching the World Burn From My Home Office

It’s just plain weird, y’all.

Districts

Districts across the land work to produce goods and maintain a status quo.

When to Call the Neighbors on Your Cops

Rambunctious ̶n̶e̶i̶g̶h̶b̶o̶r̶s̶ cops got you up at night? Considering calling the ̶c̶o̶p̶s̶ community for help?

This is a helpful and well-thought out take that I'm sure has shown good results for you.

It's practical for beginners and intermediate lifters, but I think it's controversial to say that it's just as good if not better as others…

This is great blanket advice and interesting in regards to the socio-geographic relationship…

Interesting, nonetheless! Thank you for sharing.

How The “Never Give Up” Narrative Failed Me

And how giving up changed my life.

Nostalgia Review: Final Fantasy X

“Listen to my story…”

A Letter To My Past Vegan Self

Dear Me,

I was some hybrid.

I switched and started building toward an HP Warrior instead, which was fun because at least then I was making a point with my uselessness.

Ryan, this hit right in the feels, especially the bits about Maple being a crutch for other areas…

I also got hacked way back in the day (lost my lvl 73 Paladin, which was brutal considering I had been grinding to get 3rd job for months)…

Ryan, thank you for the kind words!

I never asked to be a better writer.

Why does Medium keep trying to make me one?

Developer Culture Check

Right now the face of learning to become a developer is a cheap cardboard cutout of Computer Science.

Nostalgia Review: Maplestory

2007.