I try out an addictive rougelike game, Talaka, at GDC Festival of Gaming (2026) and it makes me want to play it over and over and over again.
Author: Quentin H.
I have been a journalist for oprainfall since 2015, and I have loved every moment of it.
GDC Festival of Gaming (2026) IMPRESSIONS: Paradoxical
I demoed Paradoxical at GDC Festival of Gaming (2026), and I found a fun portal puzzle-genre game that takes the genre a step forward.
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Second Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (February 12-18)
This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Festivale comes to town, I listen to K.K. Slider for Valentine’s Day, and start work at a hotel!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Second Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (February 5 – 11)
This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I am quite ill in real life…and so I don’t get to play quite as much as I would like.
REVIEW: Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos – Los Angeles (2026) & the First-Ever Mega Night
I experienced 2026’s Pokémon GO Tour: Kalos – Los Angeles and the first-ever Mega Night at the Rose Bowl Stadium and surrounding areas!
CONCERT REVIEW: Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY (2026)
I attended Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY in Toronto, and I found a captivating show with lots of iconic and deep-cut music!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Second Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 29 – February 4)
I get ill in real life, and yet somehow still play Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week while planting cactus, among other things!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Second Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 22 – 28)
This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I go outfit shopping, star wishing, islander convincing, and just a dash of rescuing.
Cooking Eorzea Week 64: Rolanberry Cheesecake (FINAL FANTASY XIV Online)
For this week’s Cooking Eorzea recipe, I made Rolanberry Cheesecake after attending Distant Worlds: Music from FINAL FANTASY In Canada!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Second Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 15 – 21)
This week, Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 update drops, I buy the DLC and the Nintendo Switch 2 Update Pack, and I hang out with Resetti!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Second Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 8 – 14)
The last week before Animal Crossing: New Horizons 3.0 comes out, and changes this game forever in (hopefully) the best way!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A 2nd Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (January 1 – 7)
With 2026 starting in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I do what anyone else does: a lot of shopping and coffee drinking!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (December 24 – 31)
One year of playing Animal Crossing: New Horizons will end after this week’s column: tune in to see what happens!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (December 17 – 23)
This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I finish preparing for Toy Day, help Label out, buy a DIY for a Robot Hero, and more!
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (December 10 – 16)
This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons: more Toy Day preparations, I discover a new insect that can destroy my fruit trees, and more!
Cooking Eorzea Week 63: Princess Pudding (FINAL FANTASY XIV Online)
This week in Cooking Eorzea, I make FFXIV’s Princess Pudding dessert…and it unfortunately does not go at all like I hoped it would.
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (December 3 – 9)
This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons, I start buying a ton of toys for the upcoming Toy Day and I save Gulliver AGAIN.
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (November 26 – December 2)
In Animal Crossing: New Horizons this week, I participate in Turkey Day and Nook Friday, and I get ready for Toy Day!
REVIEW: FINAL FANTASY VII’s Seventh Heaven Experience at Boba Bear (Koreatown, Los Angeles)
I visit the pop-up Seventh Heaven experience in Los Angeles, and I found a place with massive, delicious drinks and fun decor.
Tom Nook’s Snapshots: A Year in Animal Crossing: New Horizons (November 19 – 25)
This week in Animal Crossing: New Horizons , I buy art, talk to old friends, and run into new friends, try on goth clothes, and more!