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Quest and Roam – Let's think about what games do!
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Hey, I’m Alfredo—writer of Quest and Roam, a blog where I dissect games through design, narrative, and competition.
If you like to think about games, we'll get along.
Articles get posted every Tuesday and occasionally on weekends!
Read my blog here: questandroam.com
If you like to think about games, we'll get along.
Articles get posted every Tuesday and occasionally on weekends!
Read my blog here: questandroam.com
I just binged Hazbin Hotel's first season and itr was very good. There are many very strong ideas and executions in this show.
However, I think it's bogged down by its pacing; things happen toto fucking fast, there's very little time to take something in.
However, I think it's bogged down by its pacing; things happen toto fucking fast, there's very little time to take something in.
December 27, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I just binged Hazbin Hotel's first season and itr was very good. There are many very strong ideas and executions in this show.
However, I think it's bogged down by its pacing; things happen toto fucking fast, there's very little time to take something in.
However, I think it's bogged down by its pacing; things happen toto fucking fast, there's very little time to take something in.
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Gamers. It’s time
December 24, 2025 at 4:16 AM
Gamers. It’s time
Just posted my banlist prediction for Burst Protocol! You can see more here: questandroam.com/my-banlist-p...
My Banlist Prediction/Wishlist for Burst Protocol format – Quest and Roam
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December 25, 2025 at 7:04 AM
Just posted my banlist prediction for Burst Protocol! You can see more here: questandroam.com/my-banlist-p...
Yu-Gi-Oh in 2025: Pre-Doom of Dimensions Banlist Discussion – Quest and Roam
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September 16, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Radiant Dawn: The Brilliant, Impossible Sequel – Quest and Roam
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August 27, 2025 at 1:57 AM
Starting my Islets review right away, I don't want to lose rythm.
August 26, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Starting my Islets review right away, I don't want to lose rythm.
Tomorrow: hopefully me getting abck on track with posting, at least twice a month. Posting my Radiant Dawn review!
August 26, 2025 at 12:55 AM
Tomorrow: hopefully me getting abck on track with posting, at least twice a month. Posting my Radiant Dawn review!
Playing Haste right now, having a lot of run!
August 24, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Playing Haste right now, having a lot of run!
I think I might actually be done with Radiant Dawn! This might finally free my mind enough to start playing games again.
Though I *did* finish Islets recently, so that might be my next review! I'll try to get again on a weekly schedule.
Though I *did* finish Islets recently, so that might be my next review! I'll try to get again on a weekly schedule.
August 24, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I think I might actually be done with Radiant Dawn! This might finally free my mind enough to start playing games again.
Though I *did* finish Islets recently, so that might be my next review! I'll try to get again on a weekly schedule.
Though I *did* finish Islets recently, so that might be my next review! I'll try to get again on a weekly schedule.
Finally, after a few months of silence, I should go back to posting soon. Here is a line from my conclusion of my upcoming Radiant Dawn review:
August 24, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Finally, after a few months of silence, I should go back to posting soon. Here is a line from my conclusion of my upcoming Radiant Dawn review:
Phew, at 8k words, I am actually done with my first draft of Radiant Dawn. I will finally start posting again.
August 14, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Phew, at 8k words, I am actually done with my first draft of Radiant Dawn. I will finally start posting again.
I am writing a fucking novel, I might break 10k words.
August 13, 2025 at 4:52 AM
I am writing a fucking novel, I might break 10k words.
Ah, I can see why I am being bottlenecked now.
August 12, 2025 at 6:12 AM
Ah, I can see why I am being bottlenecked now.
It's impossible to review this game. Any attempt at being comprehensive just takes you to a million tangents.
July 30, 2025 at 5:41 AM
It's impossible to review this game. Any attempt at being comprehensive just takes you to a million tangents.
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Damn you mean itch didn’t actually just abandon these creators but has been working hard with its limited resources to figure out how to continue supporting them? How surprising
July 29, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Damn you mean itch didn’t actually just abandon these creators but has been working hard with its limited resources to figure out how to continue supporting them? How surprising
I don't think anti-AI stances are very productive. AI is a tool like any other, and a very powerful one at that.
AI WILL catch on, just as any tools have in the past. This sort of strong anti-AI position are just reactionary, they are not actually principled.
AI WILL catch on, just as any tools have in the past. This sort of strong anti-AI position are just reactionary, they are not actually principled.
July 30, 2025 at 5:07 AM
I don't think anti-AI stances are very productive. AI is a tool like any other, and a very powerful one at that.
AI WILL catch on, just as any tools have in the past. This sort of strong anti-AI position are just reactionary, they are not actually principled.
AI WILL catch on, just as any tools have in the past. This sort of strong anti-AI position are just reactionary, they are not actually principled.
As I try to overcome a writer block with my Radiant Dawn review, I am left with the sense that maybe I need someone who can share ideas or can act as an editor. I am really stuck on Radiant Dawn here and I don't know how long it will take to overcome it.
July 30, 2025 at 5:03 AM
As I try to overcome a writer block with my Radiant Dawn review, I am left with the sense that maybe I need someone who can share ideas or can act as an editor. I am really stuck on Radiant Dawn here and I don't know how long it will take to overcome it.
I've spent an unusually long amount of time quiet; I want this to be a consistent project
Idk if maybe Radiant Dawn gave me writer's block. This was a very important game when I was growing up and I want ot be fair to it.
Idk if maybe Radiant Dawn gave me writer's block. This was a very important game when I was growing up and I want ot be fair to it.
July 27, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I've spent an unusually long amount of time quiet; I want this to be a consistent project
Idk if maybe Radiant Dawn gave me writer's block. This was a very important game when I was growing up and I want ot be fair to it.
Idk if maybe Radiant Dawn gave me writer's block. This was a very important game when I was growing up and I want ot be fair to it.
Well, time to take a break from Fire Emblem. Let's play something else!
June 3, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Well, time to take a break from Fire Emblem. Let's play something else!
Just published my New Mystery of the Emblem review! You can read it here:
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Revisiting New Mystery of the Emblem: A Classic Reforged – Quest and Roam
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June 3, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Just published my New Mystery of the Emblem review! You can read it here:
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Finsihing Radiant Dawn, I feel conflicted.
I have a sense of loss, of course, as these games were deeply important to me when I was young and I am sad to see them go.
But I think I can stop putting it in a pedestal. It's hard to grade it.
I have a sense of loss, of course, as these games were deeply important to me when I was young and I am sad to see them go.
But I think I can stop putting it in a pedestal. It's hard to grade it.
June 3, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Finsihing Radiant Dawn, I feel conflicted.
I have a sense of loss, of course, as these games were deeply important to me when I was young and I am sad to see them go.
But I think I can stop putting it in a pedestal. It's hard to grade it.
I have a sense of loss, of course, as these games were deeply important to me when I was young and I am sad to see them go.
But I think I can stop putting it in a pedestal. It's hard to grade it.
Missed my Path of Radiance review last week? Give it a ready! New Mystery of the Emblem comes out tomorrow.
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Revisiting Path of Radiance: A War Game with Humanitarian Ideals – Quest and Roam
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June 3, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Missed my Path of Radiance review last week? Give it a ready! New Mystery of the Emblem comes out tomorrow.
questandroam.com/revisiting-p...
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We really do not lose that much in the extended script, when compared to the larger narrative, but so many plot beats seem so much fulfilling with all the additional context.
It's tragic that the Western release doesn't have this reflection paster 4-E-1.
It's tragic that the Western release doesn't have this reflection paster 4-E-1.
June 2, 2025 at 3:08 AM
We really do not lose that much in the extended script, when compared to the larger narrative, but so many plot beats seem so much fulfilling with all the additional context.
It's tragic that the Western release doesn't have this reflection paster 4-E-1.
It's tragic that the Western release doesn't have this reflection paster 4-E-1.
Near the end of Radiant Dawn. I honestly am slightly disappointed. I can see a lot of what we lost to the Extended Script, but I am also starting to think this game still needed more dev time.
June 2, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Near the end of Radiant Dawn. I honestly am slightly disappointed. I can see a lot of what we lost to the Extended Script, but I am also starting to think this game still needed more dev time.