Archive - Hello Void

Pining for Deadlines

I’ve been trudging through this draft at a laggardly pace. I’ve come to realize that I work better when there’s an external deadline, without one I…

Jun 9 •

Matthew Marchitto

April 2025

Spotlight: NITRO GEN OMEGA, worth keeping an eye on

Nitro Gen Omega is a turn-based game that seeks to emulate the style and emotion of anime mech battles. And I think it can succeed at it. I’ve played…

Apr 1 •

Matthew Marchitto

March 2025

Darkest Dungeon 2, and ephemeral storytelling

In the first game, we were firmly cemented in reality. Our goal was to build up our ancestor’s hamlet and level up a team of heroes to eventually face…

Mar 1 •

Matthew Marchitto

February 2025

Random encounters, less is more

Random encounters are one of those features that, despite being nostalgic, are an archaic mechanic. Even in the SNES era with Chrono Trigger, games were…

Feb 1 •

Matthew Marchitto

January 2025

Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War and narrative regression

I really enjoyed Dawn of War 2 and its expansions, especially how it streamlined RTS mechanics and introduced RPG style loot and upgrades. This made me…

Jan 1 •

Matthew Marchitto

December 2024

Fiction update and recommended reads

This year is when I tried to hunker down and get back to finishing my sci-fi novel. I dropped it for several months, so I had to go back and reread it…

Dec 1, 2024 •

Matthew Marchitto

November 2024

Worldbuilding Revisited, Internal Logic

Or consistent magic systems

Nov 1, 2024 •

Matthew Marchitto

October 2024

Warhammer 40,000 and brutal simplicity

I’ve always been interested in the WH40k universe, but never really dove into it. Lately, I’ve been engaging with it way more. Not only did I replay…

Oct 1, 2024 •

Matthew Marchitto

September 2024

Final Fantasy II, the bad one

Final Fantasy II is the one entry in the series that is rarely talked about. It always seemed that when listing oldschool FFs, you could find people who…

Sep 1, 2024 •

Matthew Marchitto

August 2024

Darkest Dungeon and Narrative Context

Darkest Dungeon is the best game I’ve played that doesn’t have a plot, and yet has a story. It’s a peculiar distinction to make, but it’s the only way I…

Aug 1, 2024 •

Matthew Marchitto

September 2023

Then do it again

Sep 12, 2023 •

Matthew Marchitto

May 2023

To self-publish, or not to self-publish

that is the dreadful question

May 18, 2023 •

Matthew Marchitto

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