Zack Burrows
@zackburrows.bsky.social
Lover of video games, film, heavy metal, and tacos. Writes game reviews at SightInGames.wordpress.com
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Zack Burrows
@zackburrows.bsky.social
· Nov 14
Okay, time for a real introduction…
My name is Zack and I’m a huge nerd who loves talking about video games, film, television, books, and all sorts of art/entertainment. I also run a video game review blog called Sight-In Games (link in bio).
Let me know what you’re watching/playing/reading!
My name is Zack and I’m a huge nerd who loves talking about video games, film, television, books, and all sorts of art/entertainment. I also run a video game review blog called Sight-In Games (link in bio).
Let me know what you’re watching/playing/reading!
Just caught up on the Xbox Partner Showcase and now I’m regretting canceling Game Pass 😅
November 21, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Just caught up on the Xbox Partner Showcase and now I’m regretting canceling Game Pass 😅
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Rue Valley is a brilliantly written time loop narrative RPG. Investigating the many secrets of a dusty motel is but the first step of an intricate conspiracy.
My review:
My review:
Rue Valley Review – You Will Rue The Day You Skip This - Pixelbytegaming
Not a single day in our lives is repeated. From the moment we wake up to the elusive instant we drift away in our sleep, nothing we do is ever the same. Yes, it could be similar, but the thoughts that...
pixelbytegaming.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Rue Valley is a brilliantly written time loop narrative RPG. Investigating the many secrets of a dusty motel is but the first step of an intricate conspiracy.
My review:
My review:
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Tales of Berseria is the only game in that series that I’ve played, but I loved it and I’m excited to see it come back with higher frame rate/resolution and some quality of life features. I should also probably play more games in this series. 😅
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Tales of Berseria Remastered - Announcement Trailer | PS5 Games
YouTube video by PlayStation
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November 19, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Tales of Berseria is the only game in that series that I’ve played, but I loved it and I’m excited to see it come back with higher frame rate/resolution and some quality of life features. I should also probably play more games in this series. 😅
youtu.be/yIpPHMDHnqI?...
youtu.be/yIpPHMDHnqI?...
Just rolled credits on Mafia: The Old Country.
a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .
Alt: a woman with blonde hair is making a funny face .
media.tenor.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Just rolled credits on Mafia: The Old Country.
Can confirm! Westen helped me grab Forza Horizon 4 before it was delisted. 👍👍
@badlandsbacklogs.bsky.social @cognitiveclips.bsky.social and @zackburrows.bsky.social can confirm its a LEGIT contest
November 18, 2025 at 11:13 PM
Can confirm! Westen helped me grab Forza Horizon 4 before it was delisted. 👍👍
To all my fellow graphic novel fans… read Drome.
Jesse Lonergan has crafted an epic that’s equal parts creation myth, love story, and action spectacle. The art is gorgeous, the story is captivating, and the way it plays with the framing of its panels is one of the coolest things I’ve seen all year.
Jesse Lonergan has crafted an epic that’s equal parts creation myth, love story, and action spectacle. The art is gorgeous, the story is captivating, and the way it plays with the framing of its panels is one of the coolest things I’ve seen all year.
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
To all my fellow graphic novel fans… read Drome.
Jesse Lonergan has crafted an epic that’s equal parts creation myth, love story, and action spectacle. The art is gorgeous, the story is captivating, and the way it plays with the framing of its panels is one of the coolest things I’ve seen all year.
Jesse Lonergan has crafted an epic that’s equal parts creation myth, love story, and action spectacle. The art is gorgeous, the story is captivating, and the way it plays with the framing of its panels is one of the coolest things I’ve seen all year.
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If I'm being honest, as someone who got 76% of their Game Awards predictions right, not all that much shocked me when the nominations dropped yesterday 😉.
But inevitably, there's always at least a few surprises. Here are my 6 biggest.
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/18/m...
But inevitably, there's always at least a few surprises. Here are my 6 biggest.
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/18/m...
My 6 Biggest Surprises From The 2025 Game Awards Nominations
We have finally arrived at my favorite time of the year for video games. As much as I love playing games throughout the year, internally debating which are my favorites makes me almost equally happ…
bignerdgaming.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If I'm being honest, as someone who got 76% of their Game Awards predictions right, not all that much shocked me when the nominations dropped yesterday 😉.
But inevitably, there's always at least a few surprises. Here are my 6 biggest.
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/18/m...
But inevitably, there's always at least a few surprises. Here are my 6 biggest.
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/18/m...
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Morsels is possibly the weirdest (positive) game I have played all year. If you know me, that's high praise.
My review:
My review:
Morsels Review – A Scrumptious Meal - Pixelbytegaming
Did you ever identify yourself as a kid with Oscar The Grouch from Sesame Street? You know, that green monster that was fascinated with garbage and lived in a literal trash can? Perhaps this is an und...
pixelbytegaming.com
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Morsels is possibly the weirdest (positive) game I have played all year. If you know me, that's high praise.
My review:
My review:
When I started blogging around 2012-2013 on the old MyIGN blogs (R.I.P.), one of the things I did was run a Daily Question series. It was a fun and simple way to connect with people and strike up interesting conversations in the community, and I think about it often.
What if I bring it back? 🤔
What if I bring it back? 🤔
November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
When I started blogging around 2012-2013 on the old MyIGN blogs (R.I.P.), one of the things I did was run a Daily Question series. It was a fun and simple way to connect with people and strike up interesting conversations in the community, and I think about it often.
What if I bring it back? 🤔
What if I bring it back? 🤔
Played around an hour of Where Winds Meet and just wasn’t feeling it. The character creation was a bit buggy, the lack of subtitle/text scaling meant I had issues reading through the menus, and I simply don’t have the time to devote to another big F2P game. Combat is pretty neat, though.
November 18, 2025 at 5:37 AM
Played around an hour of Where Winds Meet and just wasn’t feeling it. The character creation was a bit buggy, the lack of subtitle/text scaling meant I had issues reading through the menus, and I simply don’t have the time to devote to another big F2P game. Combat is pretty neat, though.
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Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
November 17, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Why am I so against generative AI in games?
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.
80th Film Watched in 2025 - The Life of Chuck (2024)
What an effortlessly charming and beautiful examination of life! Purpose, passion, and perspective on full display, with a magnificent cast and stellar script to back it all up. I genuinely feel like my soul is happier after watching this. ❤️
What an effortlessly charming and beautiful examination of life! Purpose, passion, and perspective on full display, with a magnificent cast and stellar script to back it all up. I genuinely feel like my soul is happier after watching this. ❤️
November 17, 2025 at 11:12 PM
80th Film Watched in 2025 - The Life of Chuck (2024)
What an effortlessly charming and beautiful examination of life! Purpose, passion, and perspective on full display, with a magnificent cast and stellar script to back it all up. I genuinely feel like my soul is happier after watching this. ❤️
What an effortlessly charming and beautiful examination of life! Purpose, passion, and perspective on full display, with a magnificent cast and stellar script to back it all up. I genuinely feel like my soul is happier after watching this. ❤️
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Coming this December: Game Informer will be available in major retailers – including @barnesandnoble.com, GameStop, WH Smith, Books-A-Million and more – in the US and internationally. Learn more: gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
November 17, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Coming this December: Game Informer will be available in major retailers – including @barnesandnoble.com, GameStop, WH Smith, Books-A-Million and more – in the US and internationally. Learn more: gameinformer.com/letter-from-...
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DEAR GAMERS - BIG NEWS!
As a part of the 3rd annual Dear Gamers GOTY season, we're adding a community vote! Starting... NOW
Shout out *up to 10* of your favorite 2025 games. The order doesn't matter; every mention adds to the tally! Just reply to this post with your picks 🥳
As a part of the 3rd annual Dear Gamers GOTY season, we're adding a community vote! Starting... NOW
Shout out *up to 10* of your favorite 2025 games. The order doesn't matter; every mention adds to the tally! Just reply to this post with your picks 🥳
November 17, 2025 at 8:52 PM
DEAR GAMERS - BIG NEWS!
As a part of the 3rd annual Dear Gamers GOTY season, we're adding a community vote! Starting... NOW
Shout out *up to 10* of your favorite 2025 games. The order doesn't matter; every mention adds to the tally! Just reply to this post with your picks 🥳
As a part of the 3rd annual Dear Gamers GOTY season, we're adding a community vote! Starting... NOW
Shout out *up to 10* of your favorite 2025 games. The order doesn't matter; every mention adds to the tally! Just reply to this post with your picks 🥳
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Finished my Stranger Things rewatch before the final season starts up next week. This show still stands out as a thoroughly engaging blend of sci-fi/action/horror/comedy and it flows so much better when you aren’t waiting 2-3 years between seasons.
a silhouette of a monster is visible in the sky above the trees
Alt: a silhouette of a monster is visible in the sky above the trees
media.tenor.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Finished my Stranger Things rewatch before the final season starts up next week. This show still stands out as a thoroughly engaging blend of sci-fi/action/horror/comedy and it flows so much better when you aren’t waiting 2-3 years between seasons.
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This! It's always okay to get books (digital, print, audio) from the library because the library purchases it! Please ask your local library to get books they may not have on shelves.
I remember someone apologizing for constantly checking my audiobooks out from the library instead of buying them on Audible, and they were surprised that three library checkouts of Eyrie probably earned me more royalties than Audible would've paid me for a purchase via credit. ($2.70 vs $1.80).
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 16, 2025 at 6:38 PM
This! It's always okay to get books (digital, print, audio) from the library because the library purchases it! Please ask your local library to get books they may not have on shelves.
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A video game dev could literally tell me that their game has no secrets hidden behind any waterfalls and i would still check every single one.
November 16, 2025 at 7:45 PM
A video game dev could literally tell me that their game has no secrets hidden behind any waterfalls and i would still check every single one.
What fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a kid?
Does the alien Mr. Burns from The Simpsons count?
Does the alien Mr. Burns from The Simpsons count?
November 15, 2025 at 9:47 PM
What fictional creature/villain traumatized you as a kid?
Does the alien Mr. Burns from The Simpsons count?
Does the alien Mr. Burns from The Simpsons count?
Me in public: My headphones:
November 15, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Me in public: My headphones:
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Unfortunately, if you want to play Dispatch, you are officially a bit too late for it to feel like the event that it was.
But, you should still play it, because it's easily the best narrative game this year for me.
A rare Saturday BNG drop!
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/15/d...
But, you should still play it, because it's easily the best narrative game this year for me.
A rare Saturday BNG drop!
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/15/d...
Dispatch Review: The Best TV Show I Watched In 2025*
*I don’t watch TV. As you get older and continue to gain responsibilities in life, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. Especially as a parent, it’s common to end up in a routine wher…
bignerdgaming.com
November 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Unfortunately, if you want to play Dispatch, you are officially a bit too late for it to feel like the event that it was.
But, you should still play it, because it's easily the best narrative game this year for me.
A rare Saturday BNG drop!
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/15/d...
But, you should still play it, because it's easily the best narrative game this year for me.
A rare Saturday BNG drop!
bignerdgaming.com/2025/11/15/d...
Oh hey. I made enchiladas.
They ain’t pretty, but man do they taste good.
They ain’t pretty, but man do they taste good.
November 14, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Oh hey. I made enchiladas.
They ain’t pretty, but man do they taste good.
They ain’t pretty, but man do they taste good.
Update: I won the race and can now move on. 😌
The big race sequence in Mafia: The Old Country is the fastest I have gone from loving a game to being furiously annoyed with it in my entire life. I’ve failed this mission six times now due to poor controls and an absolute nightmare of a track.
November 14, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Update: I won the race and can now move on. 😌
The big race sequence in Mafia: The Old Country is the fastest I have gone from loving a game to being furiously annoyed with it in my entire life. I’ve failed this mission six times now due to poor controls and an absolute nightmare of a track.
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The big race sequence in Mafia: The Old Country is the fastest I have gone from loving a game to being furiously annoyed with it in my entire life. I’ve failed this mission six times now due to poor controls and an absolute nightmare of a track.