It’s Time To Go Fall Mode, Gamers!
September is here, which means that fall is just around the corner. We're still a few weeks away from the official start of the autumn season, but that doesn't mean there isn't work to be done. While some might consider the first weeks of September the end of summer, for me, it is merely the preamble to fall. The air will soon be chill, the leaves will soon be orange, the patches will soon be filled with pumpkins. This is time to prepare.
Decorations, food, and wardrobe are all part of what makes it feel like autumn. You gotta put Jack-o-Lanterns on your porch and or fire escape, start making big pots of soup, and rescue your sweaters from storage. I'm also thinking about the entertainment I engage with, too. Fall is the time for Gilmore Girls and Halloweentown. But, in the past few years, I've started to make a list of games that have immaculate fall vibes as well. This year, I'm hoping to revisit some of them. And, if you've never played them, I would recommend checking them out.
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I'm someone who is pretty invested in feeling like my day-to-day life matches the time of the year. A few years ago, I started a podcast dedicated to playing games that matched up, in some vibes-based way, with the seasons. We didn't produce that many episodes, but one of the games we played and talked about was Bully. Rockstar's 2006 prep school simulator follows Jimmy Hopkins, a new student at Bullworth Academy, as he completes a year of his education.
The game runs from the start of classes at the tail-end of summer through to the end of classes at the back-end of spring. So, while Bully isn't only a fall game, in the same way that Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (many curses
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