Not Crossing the Streams – Gaming and Politics
I love games and I'm passionate about politics. But for this website and the overall SigTrent enterprise, I'm making a conscious decision to minimize entangling the two. I want to share my thoughts on the hows and whys. My motivations and
All About My Ambition
This is about my ambition to make a living at entertaining people through gaming. So it's about this site, and me, and what I hope to do. It's also partly a meditation for me on these subjects. Consider it an
Fallout 3 – Favorite Video Game Soundtrack
Sound design is an area of video games where I have pretty strong opinions. Great game music really enhances my experience in a game and I am fond of games with really great sound design and music choices. On the
Geralt of Rivia – My Favorite Video Game Protagonist
I generally prefer role-playing games in which I craft my character from the ground up. Making characters is simply one of my favorite things to do in any RPG. It took me a while to try the first Witcher game
Drowning in free games
Over the last couple of years, I've been inundated by a flood of free games. At last count, I had around 150 or so titles given to me in the last 18 months or so. This is far from the
Games I’ve Won
I don't remember when I first started keeping track of video games that I'd won but it was somewhere in the 1990s. I've no idea how many hours of my life have been playing games but it's a significant portion.
Neko Atsume Game Review
Neko Atsume is a title that skirts the line of what I'd deem to be a game. Its a simple collection game where you put out food and furniture in your yard and observe which cats come to eat, play, and
Gaming Play Style Categories
After some meditation on the best way to categorize games, I created a number of subcategories. The most elemental of these are Play Styles. Gaming Play Style Categories include: StorytellingActionStrategyPuzzles (logic)ExplorationCreativityCollection Skill-Testing The Criteria for Gaming Play Style
Game Categories and Taxonomy
I enjoy the process of categorizing and organizing information, and that also includes figuring out game categories and taxonomy. It's one of the character traits that led me into software development and game design. My personal compulsions aside, here are
Disco Elysium Game Review
Disco Elysium is a game I've waited a long time for. Not because I've been following its development, but because it delivers features I've long desired in an RPG/Adventure game. I think its a great achievement for its creators. What is