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Tag Archives: Steam

My Steam, we mean the popular computer game platform and store run by Valve. We cover Steam games and offer commentary on Steam as a service.

July 14, 2023
14
Jul 2023

Japanese Language Env in Steam (Linux)

Nicholas A. Ferrell

A guide to configuring a Japanese language environment for running Windows games in Steam through Proton on Linux.
December 31, 2022
31
Dec 2022

Kaori After Story – Visual Novel Review

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Reviewing the spinoff successor to ACE Academy wherein we spend winter break with one of the main novel’s five heroines.
October 16, 2022
16
Oct 2022

The Thin Digital Line Between “Buy” and “Rent”

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Amazon’s “buy” button is not always what it seems to be.
October 4, 2022
4
Oct 2022

Stadia and the Value of Owning Games

Nicholas A. Ferrell

Stadia’s demise provides a lesson about the value of owning your media.
July 10, 2022
10
Jul 2022

Digital Purchases as Indefinite Rentals

Nicholas A. Ferrell

When buyers are renters, a society of (digital) renters.
March 28, 2022
28
Mar 2022

On DRM-Free Games on Steam

Nicholas A. Ferrell

An essay on the interesting subject of Steam’s DRM-free games.
February 9, 2021
9
Feb 2021

LoveChoice Visual Novel Review

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I review a small commercial Chinese visual novel available on Steam. LoveChoice features three separate and distinct love stories, each featuring at least one choice.
November 15, 2020
15
Nov 2020

Persona 4 Golden Digital Artbook Review (Steam)

Nicholas A. Ferrell

I review the Persona 4 Golden digital artbook, available on Steam, and compare it to the physical Persona 4 artbook that came with the original PlayStation 2 Persona 4 release in North America.