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QWAN - Quality Without A Name
The many and varied thoughts of Martyn Foster
Welcome to QWAN - Quality Without A Name. This is the blog of writer Martyn Foster who embodies the spirit of QWAN through producing high quality pieces of writing without being a household name.
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A love letter to the car
Or maybe a more sad and tragic note.
Martyn Foster
May 225 min read
Life on easy street
The devaluing of competence, skill, difficulty and anything challenging.
Martyn Foster
Dec 5, 20254 min read
Celebrating 30 years of PlayStation memories
Sony’s home gaming console that launched a dynasty.
Martyn Foster
Dec 6, 20248 min read
Therapeutic Gaming
Come with me if you want to live…or escape or suppress an existential crisis.
Martyn Foster
Dec 9, 20223 min read
I'm Afraid
Perhaps I should “take a gamble that love exists and do a loving act.”
Martyn Foster
Nov 19, 20214 min read
Haiku – A lot can be said in such few words
Poetry and poignance rolled into one.
Martyn Foster
Nov 27, 20201 min read
Next Next Next Gen – PS5 and Xbox Series X
The future is here…again.
Martyn Foster
Nov 12, 20202 min read
Remake, Remaster, Reboot – The difficulty of creative originality and the power of nostalgia
I always thought it was “out with the old and in with the new”, not the other way around.
Martyn Foster
Sep 25, 20203 min read
Ghost of Tsushima – The Samurai game we’ve always wanted is now here
How will you take up the fight to the invading Mongols? Honourably? Dishonourably? Discover the Ghost of Tsushima, out Friday 17th.
Martyn Foster
Jul 16, 20202 min read
Take 5: Epic Soundtracks – Video Games
More than a score to settle.
Martyn Foster
Jul 14, 20204 min read
The Last of Us: Part II – We did “Endure & Survive”, now what awaits us?
The highly anticipated sequel to the much acclaimed video game by developer Naughty Dog, “The Last of Us”, is finally out today.
Martyn Foster
Jun 18, 20203 min read
Party like it’s 1989 - A throwback to what was going on the year I was born
“Marty! We have to go back!”
I like reflecting, I like looking back, it reminds me of where I’ve come from to get to where I am now.
Martyn Foster
Jun 5, 20204 min read
Man, Myth, Legend – Heroes have a thousand faces
We are storytelling creatures, and of all the archetypes, the “Hero” archetype is probably the most universally known and loved...
Martyn Foster
Apr 3, 20202 min read
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