By Rian

Gray, a writer.

Blue Prince Spiel

I remember when I played Myst back in the 2000s when it was released for the iPhone. It was one of “those genres” from the 90s that did not survive the test of times; the puzzles can be mildly infuriating, but you had no other game to play. I was in such a joy when…

Apple Watch 8 Spiel: From Perspective of Super App Supports

Apple Watch 8 came out in 2022, and with that, it would render this post out-dated soon as it is published. My point here has little to do with the hardware changes that were made 3 years ago, or the watchOS that were announced 3 years ago. In fact, during those time, I learned it…

Upcoming iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods

Apple is set to release new iPhones, Apple Watches, and possibly some minor gadgets such as AirPods this coming Tuesday. The rumors surrounding each and every one of them were too comprehensive to the point the actual Keynote is likely going to be a repeat of the rumor mixed with Federighi’s “crack product marketing team”…

Fears to Fathom – Home Alone Spiel

The second season of Fears to Fathom series is already underway, and I thought to come back to the series as it is slowly being released on other platforms. Currently, only the fourth episode is available on the PlayStation with DualSense support. Fears to Fathom is an anthology; the episodes are not connected from one…

App to Convert Lossless Audio on macOS

There are several tools out there, some of them professional and some of them only CLI-based, to convert lossless audio files on macOS. I was specifically looking for a convertor that is preferably free or more affordable and has a GUI support for casual uses. In my specific cases, I happen to have quite a…

Why Regional Support Matters: The Case of Corsair RM1000e

I don’t closely follow news on PC component manufacturer, especially not on PSU. I do recall, back when I could confidentially call myself an enthusiast, there were several brands called out for being unreliable. Now, this is where the stories often get even more juicer — when a manufacturer is not directly selling its products…

BrokenLore: DON’T WATCH Spiel

Would you believe it if I told you I found the game due to its usage of NHK, or MHK in-game, fee collector as a horror? BrokenLore: DON’T WATCH is part of the franchise that seems to be publishing multiple titles this year alone. DON’T WATCH primarily focuses on the Japanese societal issue of hikikomori,…

Platform 8 Spiel

I remember when Platform 8 came out, the indie market was already saturated with Exit 8-likes, especially with trains, trolleys, subways, and tubes — any kind of public transit that would be remotely reminiscent of liminality. In essence, Platform 8 is late in the game; subways and trains are already tried ideas as Exit-8 likes.…

My Friendly Neighborhood Spiel

I believe I’ve heard about My Friendly Neighborhood as a mascot horror and a survival horror back in 2023, when the the subgenre was getting all the attentions from the fans of horrors. The reason why I started now, in 2025, is due to its console release. Though, there is something to be said about…

The Sale of Intel Mac Pro Pt. 2: Regional Support

I thought to expand on the whole regional support issue I had mentioned in the prior post. If you are here for the “regional support” only, the only relevant info from the previous op-ed is that it was one of the reasons why I ended up selling my machine. Warranty and importation in South Korea…

Order 13 Spiel

I suppose calling Order 13 a job simulator would be a euphemism. Order 13 is a horror game with big enough emphasis on the job of warehouse workers. Though I have never worked in Amazon warehouse before, I can safely assume jobs in the warehouse is more separated and specialized, instead of having one employee…

Dyson Sphere Program Spiel

As Dyson Sphere Program is a simulation game still in Early Access without a story mode, I wasn’t sure when I could safely say I finished it. I prefer not to talk about sims that go on forever, as they tend to be more “simulation” than a “simulation game”. Fortunately, the game does have an…

The Sale of Intel Mac Pro

This is merely a beginning of my long journey into transition out of Intel Macs. I first started looking into how other Intel Mac owners are faring in South Korea, as the region is quite unusual when it comes to trade-ins, and I wanted to see what my options were with my old Mac Pro.…

How to Use Alphanumeric Passwords with Windows Hello

This is yet another documentation-related post. The information surrounding Windows Hello, especially why the use of PIN is recommended, is simply out of context for users who would be actively looking up the answers. On Windows, traditionally speaking, a user would create an account for a Windows machine, then the login details would stay on…

AI Translation Poisoning Search Results

If you have been plagued by the recent YouTube’s AI dubbing, video title and description, that’s the kind of problems that is happening across all Google platform. I am talking about the Google Search results. And believe me when I say it, when I google something in Korean, I expect it to pick up Korean…