Review | I’m 44, and ‘Pokémon Legends: Z-A’ makes me feel the walls closing in

In 2022, there was a very real chance that the last video game I would ever play in my 41-year-old life was “Pokémon Violet” for the Nintendo Switch. Days after its release, I underwent lifesaving surgery to remove cancer. I played the game all the way until anesthesia, and it kept me company as I recovered and relearned how to walk again.