(July 16-July 31)
Nothing played

(August 1-August 15)
Nothing played again. Summer is always slow for me

(August 16-August 31)

Oh, right, gaming

• Epistory
  

  13 hours playtime

  46 of 55 achievements

• Epistory: Typing Chronicles - Considering the last "typing-adventure" game I played was well over 20 years ago (and it was an educational one, to boot), I wasn't quite sure how this one would play out. Turns out, these types of games have evolved quite nicely in the past few decades. One of the biggest bits of praise that I have for the game is for its difficulty, which dynamically changes based on how well you are doing in the game - type fast enough, and you begin to see monsters spawning simultaneously that are 25-30+ letters long. The fact that it adjusts itself for the different level of player is well deserving of kudos. The other bit of pure-praise I have for the game is for its style, which plays kind of like bastion with the unfolding landscape and narration.
  
  The rpg-like elements of the game were simple, but very welcome. The leveling system was rather trivial (I maxed out about mid-way through the game), while the magic-system added something refreshing to the gameplay. Instead of just killing off individual monsters, you could use chain-lighting to kill off groups, burn one so it takes damage while you are dealing with another, or simply freeze the ones getting too close (there was also wind, but I never saw it as being useful). I do wish there was a hotkey for switching between the magic though, mostly for the sake of convenience.