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The Witcher 3


It's been a busy week gaming wise. I finished a game review for AdventureGamers.com (and hope to see it posted next week). I should probably volunteer for another review since I've been slacking on that front for a while. I've, of course, got my weekly raid on Warcraft. Sigh. We're really at an impasse. It's the summer months, so attendance is spotty, and we're at the toughest bosses (Blast Furnace and Blackhand) in our heroic raid. Not sure we're going to down them before patch 6.2 drops. It's fun just hanging out though.

And, I've been playing through The Witcher III. This is a massive game, and others have done better reviews of this game, so I won't even attempt that here. What has been interesting to me, though, are the discussions about race and people of color (PoC) (or lack thereof) in the game. It is an absolutely amazing open world RPG, don't get me wrong. It's beautiful and surprising. I've played hours and hours, and I still haven't scratched the surface of the game's world. But, the discussions about race and inclusivity are important. It's gotten me to think critically about games, even games that I love. I'd definitely recommend the game and checking out those writing critically about it (though, whatever you do, avoid the comments for these thoughtful critiques -- there be dragons there for sure).

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