Archive - Affectionate Discourse

Heat Signature: The Definitive Review

Always. Be. Crashbeaming. Glitchtrapping. Shotgunning. Wrenching. Subverting (extreme range, self-charging)

Oct 25 •

How To Play R-Type Final 3 Evolved: The Definitive Review

Or any of the R-Types Final, as it goes

Oct 18 •

The 8-Bit Experience - The Commodore Plus/4: The Definitive Review

Riding behind the wave, 48KB down

Oct 11 •

The Discreet Charm Of The Filler Game: The Definitive Review

Actually another piece on R-Type Final 3 Evolved

Oct 4 •

September 2025

Avowed’s Last Maps: The Definitive Review

I vowed, I sowed and I wowed.

Sep 20 •

One More Win: The Definitive Review

Ridge Racer Romance Realised

Sep 13 •

Strider: The Definitive Review

Always. Be. Striding.

Sep 6 •

August 2025

Emulators I Have Loved And Lost: The Definitive Review

Always. Be. Emulating

Aug 3 •

July 2025

The NEC PC-Engine: The Definitive Review

Perhaps the greatest machine to get a terrible name in the West

Jul 26 •

Death Stranding: The Definitive Review

Six Years Late, I Get It Together And Dive Off The Deep End

Jul 19 •

Under-played Games I Adore: The Definitive Review

Rollerdrome, Rollerdrome. Where for art thou, Rollerdrome?

Jul 12 •

Hotline Miami: The Definitive Review

A tale of delight and regret

Jul 5 •

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