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Author: Justin Reeve

Funeral Rites

Blood, Barf, Bile and the Neon Revolution

By Justin Reeve • February 26th, 2025

“The first thing I hope people take away from playing Pukeapocalypse is, frankly, a good time.”

Forms in Light
Close-up on Indiana Jones in a screenshot from Indiana Jones and The Great Circle.

Politics in the Ruins

By Justin Reeve • February 18th, 2025

Indiana Jones and the Great Circle is a story about the power of history and the responsibility that comes with uncovering the past.

Forms in Light
A screenshot from Elden Ring shows the player looking up at a massive gothic cathedral.

Fantastic Flaws

By Justin Reeve • January 21st, 2025

The gothic and art nouveau styles remain iconic, but many games have found ways to blend these styles with other influences, creating fresh interpretations that keep fantasy worlds vibrant and engaging.

Forms in Light
A beautifully symmetrical photo taken from the inside of a machiya looking out onto a verdant green garden.

Change and Resistance

By Justin Reeve • December 12th, 2024

Nothing stays the same for long, regardless of how much resistance there may be along the way, whether in terms or tradition or basic beliefs.

Forms in Light
Key art from Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 shows the parking lot of a diner destroyed and on fire as fighter jets fly by overhead.

Suburbia Under Siege

By Justin Reeve • November 20th, 2024

The idea of the homefront being invaded no longer feels like a distant fantasy these days.

Forms in Light
Three cacodemons hover above a river of lava in a screenshot from DOOM.

Building Danger

By Justin Reeve • October 16th, 2024

By treating enemies as architectural elements, Doom creates rich and engaging gameplay that goes beyond the static design of its levels.

Forms in Light
A Japanese pagoda surrounded by cherry blossoms stands tall against the pale blue sky in a screenshot from Ghost of Tsushima.

Structures of Power

By Justin Reeve • September 12th, 2024

Architecture in the Taisho and Showa periods of Japan was a powerful tool for expressing national identity, asserting political power and disseminating propaganda.

Forms in Light
A sepia-toned diagram of a Formula 1 racecar.

How to Build a Racecar

By Justin Reeve • August 16th, 2024

The similarities between a skyscraper and a racecar might not be apparent, but the overall approach in terms of design and construction is largely identical.

Funeral Rites
A drawing of a river cutting through a valley, rendered in striking black and red ink.

Smelting RPGs Down to Simple Bliss with Outcast Silver Raiders

By Justin Reeve • July 26th, 2024

“Perhaps out of a sense of satire or perhaps just because I really like horror movies, metal and the occult, I wanted to create something that would have been absolutely forbidden in my house.”

Forms in Light
A busy street in Tokyo, filled with colorful ads and signage.

Taming the Beast

By Justin Reeve • July 18th, 2024

The tale of Japan’s Bubble Economy and the metaphorical devastation wrought by Godzilla provides valuable lessons for the future of generations everywhere.

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