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Matthew Waeckel

Just a friendly bear who works in financial reporting that would rather be playing, writing or talking about video games. https://twitch.tv/unexpectedenemy

Backlogs 3

What I’ve Been Playing (Q2) 2021

Thoughts and impressions on the games I completed/rolled the credits on during the months of April thru June (Q2 2021).

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on July 19, 2021

Backlogs 2

What I’ve Been Playing (Q1) 2021

Thoughts and impressions on the games I finished during Q1 of 2021 (January through March).

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on May 2, 2021

Gaming, Playstation, PS4, Nintendo, Switch, Xbox 4

My Top 10 Games of 2020

My Top 10 Games of 2020 (including honorable mentions). Twenty games total that resonated with me the most in 2020; from FF7R and The Last of Us: Part II to Creaks and Bugsnax.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on January 16, 2021

Backlogs 1

Gaming in 2020: In-Review

This post is dedicated to everything gaming-related from 2020 that has no other place to call home; my favorite ongoing games, music tracks and all of the odds and ends in-between.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on January 8, 2021

Backlogs 2

What I’ve Been Playing (Q4) 2020

Thoughts/impressions on the games I played/finished during Q4 of 2020.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on December 31, 2020

Backlogs 1

What I’ve Been Playing (Q3) 2020

Thoughts and impressions on the games I played during Q3 of 2020, including Raji: An Ancient Epic, Huntdown, Xeno Crisis, The Last of Us: Part II and more.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on November 22, 2020

Gaming 0

I’m Not Crying. It’s Just the Onion… Games.

A tribute piece to Onion Games and a story about how the cult-classic Nintendo Wii title, Little King’s Story, helped me cope with the aftermath of a house fire and my parents’ divorce.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on October 1, 2020

Backlogs 3

What I’ve Been Playing (Q2) 2020

Thoughts and impressions on the games I played during the months of April thru June.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on September 5, 2020

2019 Games 2

The Rest of 2019 in Gaming

The Rest of 2019 in Gaming. My final thoughts on everything else I played during 2019, shout-outs, honorable mentions and more.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on February 23, 2020

Backlogs 3

What I’ve Been Playing (Q1) 2020

Despite a crazy first quarter work schedule and a transition to a work-from-home/quarantine lifestyle, here’s some thoughts & impressions on the games I managed to play during the months from January through March.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on February 7, 2020

2019 Games 4

My Top 10 Games of 2019

(Disclaimer: I’m re-posting some of my writing from previous blog entries in order to save time. My thoughts on certain games hasn’t changed much since writing about them last year). […]

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on February 2, 2020

Backlogs 3

What I’ve Been Playing (Q3) 2019: A Monster Mash

My Backlog… the horror! When October rolls around, I always try to do my best to keep horror-themed games in-rotation. On the first day of the month, I select a […]

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on October 31, 2019

Backlogs 0

Seasons, Dailies, Weeklies and Bounties… oh my!

Unpacking my thoughts on modern-day online gaming and its accompanying seasons, dailies, weeklies and bounties.

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on August 17, 2019

2019 Games 0

What I’ve Been Playing (Q2) 2019 Wrap-Up

What I’ve Been Playing (Q2) 2019 Wrap-Up

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on June 29, 2019

Backlogs 0

DQ Diaries Vol. 2: My Quest to Become the Dragon Warrior

DQ Diaries Vol. 2: My Quest to Become the Dragon Warrior

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on June 24, 2019

2019 Games 0

What I’ve Been Playing (Q1) 2019 Wrap-up

A summary of the games I’ve been playing during the first quarter (Q1) of the year (January-March).

By Matthew Waeckel Posted on April 8, 2019

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