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The Uncomfortable Thoughtlessness of Spider-Man

By David Shimomura • October 2nd, 2018

Spider-Man works hard to portray Peter as a guy good, but it fails to find nuance in incarcerated populations, foreigners and the ecosystem of New York itself.

in gentle line art there is a tiny grandma standing exuberantly on top of a table her arms upstretched

The Amazing Wholesomeness of Being a Grandma

By David Shimomura • September 25th, 2018

Hungry Hearts Dinner is simply a very, very well-made game that does a fair amount of tugging at even the coldest heart strings.

a mothra with wings out spread in the blue gloom

The New Godzilla Trailer is Awesome and Sublime

By David Shimomura • August 21st, 2018

Together, “awe” and the “sublime” remind us of the feeling of being small before something greater than ourselves.

Maika Monroe, casting a look over her shoulder, while a large glowing diamond hovers above her hand.

Tau is Mindbogglingly Bland

By David Shimomura • August 14th, 2018

Tau is about a woman slowly teach an AI about music, art, and history as she tried to escape from the clutches of an emotionally vacant murderer.

War on Words: Mobile v. Handheld

By David Shimomura • July 17th, 2018

It’s why the recent trend to enforce the artificial barrier between “mobile” and “handheld” is so tenuous and dangerous.

The Finest Show on the Air is the World Cup

By David Shimomura • July 12th, 2018

I love sports. I own jerseys, go to games, and desperately seek attention from the other writers at Unwinnable despite their annoyed yawns and fart noises.

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The Mass Effect Issue: At All Costs

By David Shimomura • June 6th, 2018

Humanity never needed Cerberus.

The Meaninglessness of Maturity in God of War

By David Shimomura • May 2nd, 2018

While the game tries to tell us of heroes come and gone who made war by making peace, we can never do this. It’s good to kill a demon, an escapee from the underworld, a monster. They have no agency and thus we can never reason with them. We can only bring reason to them at the edge of axe.

An Ode to Porkins (and Star Wars Merchandise)

By David Shimomura • April 23rd, 2018

Not only does Porkins merch exist, but there’s a lot of it. What’s that say about Star Wars?

A woman in a large white dirty tshirt and cargo pants, wields a bat at a dog running away gleefully with an assault rifle in its mouth. Behind her in the dust is a bleeding man.

Far Cry 5: Taking off the Engagement Blinders

By David Shimomura • April 2nd, 2018

That’s the trap of engagement and enthrallment. At 100mph the flaws dissolve in the motion blur.

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