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Switch Games Now

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  … on Sale! Well, it seems Steam is not my only hub for video games. First of all, despite the impressive specs of my iMac M1 , the Mac in general isn’t built for hardcore gaming unlike Microsoft’s Windows which my nephew Rocco uses in his handsomely gadget-filled room and is so proud of toying around with. I don’t have the latest version of PlayStation and I don’t intend to buy one just because it’s the latest high-end console craze. I already have two Nintendo Switches in my possession, the regular one with neon joy-cons and the Lite version in yellow and I’m currently content with my acquisitions. As a matter of fact, I don’t play with them to their full potential. I’m a self-professed casual gamer and I like to play at my own pace. It makes me appreciate the games even more when I don’t act like a mad gamer…. like I used to maybe? *It's even becoming more evident now that I just like to buy games for the sake of buying them.* Anyway, Nintendo eshop recently had a sale which

GRIS

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“ A fashion-icon of a game!” “Game genre: Trial and Error just like in math 🙂.” ---Adô                                                                                                     Today, I would like to rave about a recent game I bought at Steam after my 3-month free subscription from Apple Arcade eventually waned which I felt I needed to fill in or sub (like what’s a good M1 Mac hardware for anyway?) It’s called Gris and it’s basically a 2D puzzle-based platformer of a sole feminine protagonist or character that goes through a multitude of challenges that don’t seem obvious at first. In one of the first scenes, you’re given the simple option of walking either left or right using the A or D keys on your keyboard and in many instances, you’ll ask yourself wtf? In fact, puzzles are hidden in plain sight.  Gris , as I understand means Grey in French or if you prefer Gray . It involves a solitary girl going through a colorful emotional journey which starts out with a black and