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		<title>Capitalism? In MY Depression?</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Jágr Sheldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Dec 2021 06:52:44 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is bleak, to a degree, and will discuss: the COVID-19 pandemic, mental &#038; physical illness &#038; disability, politics, nihilism, financial details and sales, and community-related trauma (perpetrators of harm, business ethics). However, I want to be transparent about my motivations for leaving the capitalistic, financially relevant industry of games and my step back from the community around it.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>The Pursued and the Pursuing by AJ Odasso (Fiction) Review</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Jul 2021 18:55:57 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hey all, this is a fiction review because I got a copy of this awesome queer retelling of the Great Gatsby and I would LOVE to see more games with this energy (like Bro, Is It Okay to Dock? and such!) so I figured I&#8217;d share it here. AJ Odasso&#8217;s The Pursued and the Pursuing, &#8230; <a href="https://briebeau.com/thoughty/2021/07/the-pursued-and-the-pursuing-review/" class="more-link">Continue reading<span class="screen-reader-text"> "The Pursued and the Pursuing by AJ Odasso (Fiction) Review"</span></a>]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A Complicated Update</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2021 04:55:28 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA["I have often felt like I'm screaming into nothingness when I have tried to talk about the constant abuses in the community, the toxic business practices, the cultural flaws. Worst of all has been when I know someone has done harm, but I'm not the one who can give light to it."]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A New Masculinity: The Women of Wolfenstein</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Jágr Sheldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 31 Mar 2021 06:29:52 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I know this has been slow to arrive, but life is life and death is death, and there's been a lot of both of those for me to cope with, among other things. This is the third installment of my A New Masculinity series, focusing on gender and identity in video games, specifically through the lens of Wolfenstein: The New Order. In this series, I focus on The New Order, and in this post, I'll talk specifically about the women in that game. ]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#33in28 &#8211; Lay On Hands</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Thomas Novosel]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Right now on Kickstarter for #ZineQuest3, there is a solo dexterity based role-playing game funding called LAY ON HANDS. It doesn’t have many days left to go, but I was fortunate enough to get a copy of an early draft to preview on Thoughty. This game is smart and looks great already; the idea of having to draw in a maze as a way to test your character's skills and trying to rack up as many points as possible until the coin stops spinning is just something that I have never seen before.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#33in28 &#8211; The Gardener is Dead Review</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Jágr Sheldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The Gardener is Dead is a ghostly storytelling game by Ginger (@inkyginge). The game is currently on Kickstarter and doing well, and I think it deserves a little extra attention! I reviewed a draft version of the game provided to me by Ginger, so there is a chance something will change by the final version. That being said, this game uses at least 1 six-sided die, a deck of playing cards, paper, pencils, and tokens (pieces of paper or index cards will do). It’s intended for anywhere from one to four players, but I’m looking at it as a journaling game.]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#33in28 Week 3 Reviews</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Jágr Sheldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Hi all! This is the week three set of my #33in28 reviews! The final post will go up on Sunday of next week. This week I’m covering a lot of self-care and meta type games like Ego and soulQUEST, but don’t worry, there’s still time to get Lost in the Deep. Enjoy!]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#33in28 Week 2 Reviews</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Jágr Sheldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 14 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This is the second week’s installment of #33in28, my birthday celebration reviewing 33 solo games in 28 days! Today I’m featuring Bear, Morning Phase, Operation Cat Chat, and more! Check out these awesome games through my reviews and make sure to click through on their itchio links to find out more and buy your favorites! I want to point out with this post that every single one of these games could be priced far more and still be more than worth it, so *please consider tipping if you buy!*]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>A New Masculinity: The Men of Wolfenstein: The New Order</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Jágr Sheldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2021 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[I want to talk about so many things in the realm of Wolfenstein and how it portrays masculine characters, but I want to talk first about the characters themselves. We’ve addressed how Wolfenstein: The New Order talks about masculinity through the main character William “B.J.” Blazkowicz, and how it functions in genre. Now I want to address some of the other characters that are in the game and how they are presented (I may not address all your faves, sorry).]]></description>
		
		
		
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		<title>#33in28 &#8211; Thousand Year Old Vampire</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Beau Jágr Sheldon]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2021 17:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Thousand Year Old Vampire is a multi-award winning game by Tim Hutchings currently available on itchio and in print at DriveThruRPG. It uses journaling and dice mechanics to guide the player through a solo roleplaying game about the subject - a Thousand Year Old Vampire (TYOV). The game has been widely popular, but I have a lot of thoughts to share! ]]></description>
		
		
		
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