Grayson Morley
@graysonmorley.com
Writer/Editor • Associate Director of Digital Communications at @bardcollege.bsky.social • Winner, PEN/Dau • Work in Polygon, PC Gamer, Catapult, the Iowa Review, and elsewhere • linktr.ee/graysonmorley • Opinions my own
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Grayson Morley
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· Aug 1
Donkey Kong Bananza and reward density
How to beat the slog
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Games, more often than not, are fun but not meaningful. As I get older, I appreciate games that are dense with reward, gratifying at every turn. Donkey Kong Bananza is a joy machine that breaks through my defenses with a dense matrix of pleasures behind every thin, breakable wall.
This was such a jump scare
Metroid Prime [GameCube -*97*] www.metacritic.com/game/metroid...
"The visuals are untouchable, the gameplay is tight, and the mood is hauntingly captivating. It is simply mind-blowing on so many different levels." - Electronic Gaming Monthly (Jan 2003)
(Metroid Prime 4 reviews out early next wk)
"The visuals are untouchable, the gameplay is tight, and the mood is hauntingly captivating. It is simply mind-blowing on so many different levels." - Electronic Gaming Monthly (Jan 2003)
(Metroid Prime 4 reviews out early next wk)
November 25, 2025 at 8:41 PM
This was such a jump scare
Having the chaotic desire to start a new blog, which is not the old blog I shut down for lack of time for blogging
November 25, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Having the chaotic desire to start a new blog, which is not the old blog I shut down for lack of time for blogging
"Static, the fuzz and hiss of an analog signal trying to break through, isn’t a common occurrence anymore. That’s a loss. Static pierces through our illusion of control, our well-ordered plans. It reminds us that there is space in between the signals humans broadcast, and a lot of it."
hey look I’m in @stephentotilo.bsky.social’s Game File with a review of Blippo+, one of my favorite games of the year that’s not really a game, more like channel surfing TV from another planet. It rules
www.gamefile.news/p/blippo-plu...
www.gamefile.news/p/blippo-plu...
A new video game that's all fake TV shows
A review of Blippo+, one of 2025's stranger new games for Switch and PC (previously on Playdate!)
www.gamefile.news
November 24, 2025 at 5:07 PM
"Static, the fuzz and hiss of an analog signal trying to break through, isn’t a common occurrence anymore. That’s a loss. Static pierces through our illusion of control, our well-ordered plans. It reminds us that there is space in between the signals humans broadcast, and a lot of it."
just found a leaf in my hair, which i'm taking to be an omen of autumnal good luck, and not an indication of seasonal exhaustion
November 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
just found a leaf in my hair, which i'm taking to be an omen of autumnal good luck, and not an indication of seasonal exhaustion
Today started with dog cuddles and Final Fantasy Tactics, proceeded into cooking, then a long run, and then more FFT. Pretty good Saturday, would recommend.
November 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Today started with dog cuddles and Final Fantasy Tactics, proceeded into cooking, then a long run, and then more FFT. Pretty good Saturday, would recommend.
I’ve purposefully slowed down my gaming pace, and slowly working my way through Final Fantasy Tactics for the entire fall has been a delight. After you let go of the fomo of not playing every buzzy title, it can be really freeing to slowly luxuriate in fewer experiences.
November 21, 2025 at 7:06 PM
I’ve purposefully slowed down my gaming pace, and slowly working my way through Final Fantasy Tactics for the entire fall has been a delight. After you let go of the fomo of not playing every buzzy title, it can be really freeing to slowly luxuriate in fewer experiences.
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The first annual Post Games Thanksgiving Special!
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
18 reasons to be thankful for video games (19 special guests!) | Post Games
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November 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
The first annual Post Games Thanksgiving Special!
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
I'll share the bonkers guest list when the episode goes broad on Monday, but subscribers will be thrilled to hear from 19 GUESTS (!!!), including designers, critics, a union organizer, screenwriters, and an honest-to-goodness movie star.
willing myself to go to the grocery store after my flight so i don't have to worry about it tomorrow. just typed "suoup" into my browser, in case you wanted to know how it's going.
November 18, 2025 at 9:44 PM
willing myself to go to the grocery store after my flight so i don't have to worry about it tomorrow. just typed "suoup" into my browser, in case you wanted to know how it's going.
Olivia Nuzzi is Garth Marenghi
November 17, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Olivia Nuzzi is Garth Marenghi
Pensive! At the Exhibition
November 16, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Pensive! At the Exhibition
Reading Ulysses for the first time while in Dublin for a week’s vacation. If this is pretentious, I don’t care—I’m having a good time, damnit.
November 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Reading Ulysses for the first time while in Dublin for a week’s vacation. If this is pretentious, I don’t care—I’m having a good time, damnit.
Petition to refer to postgame content as a game’s “epilogue.” I look forward to being the single signatory.
November 10, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Petition to refer to postgame content as a game’s “epilogue.” I look forward to being the single signatory.
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It was nice to feel positive about political currents for *checks notes* a little less than 5 days
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It was nice to feel positive about political currents for *checks notes* a little less than 5 days
It was nice to feel positive about political currents for *checks notes* a little less than 5 days
November 10, 2025 at 2:03 AM
It was nice to feel positive about political currents for *checks notes* a little less than 5 days
Spam text found poetry
“Quick talk, for a moment”
“Quick talk, for a moment”
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
Spam text found poetry
“Quick talk, for a moment”
“Quick talk, for a moment”
Are anyone else’s YouTube ads getting absolutely deranged, or is it just me?
November 7, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Are anyone else’s YouTube ads getting absolutely deranged, or is it just me?
Did Women Ruin the Workplace?
November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Did Women Ruin the Workplace?
My screen time report is going to body me this week, and I’m okay with that
November 5, 2025 at 4:24 PM
My screen time report is going to body me this week, and I’m okay with that
Spent the morning libbing out instead of writing. No regrets. We’re all wine moms today.
November 5, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Spent the morning libbing out instead of writing. No regrets. We’re all wine moms today.
I don’t remember playing 90 hours of Persona Q, but otherwise this tracks
(New Leaf better than New Horizons)
(New Leaf better than New Horizons)
November 5, 2025 at 1:12 PM
I don’t remember playing 90 hours of Persona Q, but otherwise this tracks
(New Leaf better than New Horizons)
(New Leaf better than New Horizons)
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I would read this novel
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I would read this novel
I would read this novel
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I would read this novel
And with that, I’m gonna read a book and go to bed with a stupid smile on my face. Onward.
November 5, 2025 at 2:36 AM
And with that, I’m gonna read a book and go to bed with a stupid smile on my face. Onward.