TGO Daily | Tuesday August 10, 2021
✏️ From the Author
There’s not any particularly big stories tonight, and I find myself so utterly exhausted that I know I’ll end up staying up too late writing these and throw myself off. I know this because I already did it for yesterday’s newsletter.
My mental state these past few months has, without a doubt, never been lower in my life. I find myself in truly awful times, and writing these newsletters is such a cathartic escape. Doing game journalism has been a dream of mine since I was 14 and I absolutely love writing these. While they have been a wonderful escapism from my current problems, I need to not let them be a contributing component that’s detrimental to my sleep/health.
Some days I may have to do this, but I hope this is an incredibly rare thing. I want to do these letters and I want to be healthier too. Adrian has yelled at me a few times already to choose my health over them, but it’s hard to turn away from something that helps in its own way!
I promise you I’m trying and that I want to get better. Unfortunately, I’m not sure at this moment what “better” looks like. I’m actively working on that answer, though. We all deserve to be happy, because that’s how life should be. It’s so easy though to fall into pits of despair that seem like there’s no way out. I know I can get out of this and be happy. The problem is just getting it all figured out now. If you’re going through tough times, you’ll come out ahead too. It may take a lot of time and work, but it’s possible. We just have to keep persevering.
Until next time,
Brandon
You can listen to Adrian’s audio for today here.
I’m including the stories below with some short blurbs for you.
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No Man's Sky fifth anniversary trailer teases the Frontiers update. This game has come so incredibly far from their very rocky release. I’m impressed the dedication Hello Games has had to the title, when I think most companies would’ve just abandoned it.
Overcooked: All You Can Eat celebrates series' fifth anniversary with free new levels and more. Overcooked really is a fantastically fun game, especially if you have people to play with who have… Patience.
Darksiders 3 is bringing Fury to the Nintendo Switch. The first Darksiders was a pretty fun game. I don’t really remember the second, and haven’t played the third, but the title will fit well on the Switch. A good hack-and-slash on the go makes for a good time, after all.
Cookie Clicker announces sweet Steam release and mod support. I’ve not heard of this game before. It’s one of the idle ones, which I’ve never been too sweet on. Maybe I just have a chip on my shoulder for them. I guess that’s just the way the cookie crumbles… Please don’t stop reading my newsletters, I’m sorry, okay?
Rocket League Season 4 Coming August 11. I suck at this game. I could never get the hang of it. Cool concept and execution, though.
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Thanks for the read <3