The world is full of incredible art.

Scrolling through theCriterion Channelor browsing the list of games you picked up during variousSteamsales offers a similar reminder.

There is so much good stuff to experience, and you simply dont have the time.

From left to write: a DualSense, a film reel, and an open book.

I thought it was a fine indie tearjerker with some good performances and a bog-standard Sundance script.

viewers will determine it doesnt deserve.

Having several things you’re deeply interested in can wreak havoc on your free time.

Half-Life 2 staking Vampire

That cycle of praise and reappraisal can make it difficult to engage with art on its own terms.

I had already played and enjoyed the first Half-Life, so I expected Half-Life 2 to be good.

I didn’t expect it to become a top ten favorite.

TG Oblivion sneaking through fort dungeon with 2006 text floating

Fingers crossed for anannouncement this year.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlinesaffected me in a similar way.

Going in, I knew that the game was beloved and I knew that it was kind of busted.

Collage image with characters from Half-Life 2, Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines, and Chrono Trigger.

Its just unlike anything else.

Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodlines never stood a chance against Half-Life 2

Marle is pulled through a Time Gate in a teleporter accident as Crono and Lucca look on in Chrono Trigger.

Triple-A Games

Half-Life 2

Chrono Trigger