Author Archives: Stephan Sokolow

The Most Eye-Opening Things I’ve Ever Read

Posted on 2014-04-04 by Stephan Sokolow

Every now and then, I run across an article where the amount of condensed epiphany simply blindsides me… so I’ve decided to start collecting them here. (Listed in the order I read them) Against School by John Taylor Gatto I … Continue reading →

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Working around the Cave Story+ “Soundtrack”

Posted on 2014-03-13 by Stephan Sokolow

TL;DR: Here’s a bash script to build soundtrack files from the resources for the “remastered” music option is. So I’m feeling like listening to the Cave Story+ remastered version of the title page tune that better fits the SNES-era ambiance … Continue reading →

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Game Review – Guacamelee!

Posted on 2014-03-04 by Stephan Sokolow

Well, since I got it in a Humble Bundle, I guess it’s time for another game review: Guacamelee! Guacamelee! is a metroidvania-style platformer themed around Mexican wrestling and the Día de Muertos (Day of the dead). In practice, this means … Continue reading →

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Game Review – SteamWorld Dig

Posted on 2014-02-15 by Stephan Sokolow

SteamWorld Dig claims to be a roguelike digging adventure. I’d call it a digging platformer which takes Terraria‘s side-on destructible terrain and elements from Spelunky in general. Though their website only mentions Steam and the Nintendo ports, it’s available DRM-free … Continue reading →

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Frozen: Musical Cinema ≠ Musical Theatre

Posted on 2014-02-07 by Stephan Sokolow

Well, I finally saw Frozen and my brother and I pretty much agreed that, while it’s nice, it does have significant flaws. What’s really interesting, though, is the kinds of problems it has: They all fundamentally stem from Frozen being … Continue reading →

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QuickTile 0.2.0

Posted on 2013-10-07 by Stephan Sokolow

As of yesterday, QuickTile requires the Python bindings for libwnck. What advantages does this bring? Well, here’s a changelog for the more significant of the recent commits: 0.2.1 (changes made not long after this post): Redesigned the help output with … Continue reading →

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Game Review – FEZ

Posted on 2013-09-15 by Stephan Sokolow

Since I managed to find time to make a lot of progress toward beating FEZ before the Humble Indie Bundle 9 finished, why not a review… FEZ is an interesting mix of a game. On the upside, it’s a very … Continue reading →

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