The Patient Press | Issue #02 | Turn-based Treasures

Welcome to the second issue of The Patient Press, and welcome to 2023! This zine is the collaborative effort of members from the Patient Gamers discord, an off-shoot community from the subreddit of the same name. Patient gamers (the good ones, anyway) wait at least one year from a game's release to purchase it, whether that be for reasons like waiting for a good sale, avoiding the initial hype of a new release, waiting for bug fixes, or for the simple fact that they have an ever-growing list of games already queued up in their backlog.

This issue's theme is Turn-based Treasures, so we're bringing you everything from XCOM to Pokémon to obscure abandonware titles you've probably never heard of.

If turn-based games aren't your thing, don't fret. We also have a cautionary tale about the dangers and delights of Genshin Impact, the significance of player agency in Pathologic HD Classic, and a Street Fighter enthusiast's brush with a laughably bad fighting game from their youth.

We hope you all enjoy!

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CREDITS:

Design/Editor: @pumkin

Ideas: @corin

Spellchecking: @marvelousmax

Articles:

Tactical RPGs: A Genre Beyond Final Fantasy Tactics - @corence

Despite everything, it's still you – When RPGs Reflect the Self - @ellie_

Many Days with Metal Knights - @possessedcow

Why the Pokémon games are the only good turn-based games ever made - @k-ralz

Slay the Spire is Fire - @pg

Pathologic: When the Player Replaces the Character - @dunnylord

Half-Minute Hero, or a brief critique on the commodification of the end of the world - @partisan_rohan

The Opposite of Street Fighter Turbo II - @depressmetfan

Castle of the Winds – When the Memories are More than the Game - @minsc

Impactful Choices - @ranja

Genshin Impact –The Best Game to Never Recommend - @avidania

How JRPGs Suffer from Tradition - @joas