Feature Story The Good Cop is a Heretic By Taylor Hidalgo • April 30th, 2026 The system will not bear someone building a better system within it.
Feature Story Final Fantasy IX Embodies the Individual Responsibility Everyone Has to Stand Up to Tyranny By Hayes Madsen • April 29th, 2026 The most powerful thing you can do is find a way to make a difference, whether that’s large or small.
Feature Excerpt XII: A Queen Needs Her Doomsday Bling By Luis Aguasvivas • April 28th, 2026 Do not be fooled by Final Fantasy XII’s gorgeous blue sky, the world of Ivalice is a nightmarish one.
Letter from the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – April 2026 Final Fantasy x Politics By David Shimomura • April 24th, 2026 Because we hit the subscription target, there’s some romantasy in here too.
Here's the Thing I Live for the A-HA Moment By Rob Rich • April 16th, 2026 Outside of rewarding exploration the best feeling in a videogame is the “A-HA!” moment. Something many games lack but several (both old and new) still have in spades.
Forms in Light Landscapes of Loneliness By Justin Reeve • April 15th, 2026 Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom both demonstrate that landscapes are never neutral. They carry implicit arguments about how people relate to the world around them.
Casting Deep Meteo Corporations Steeped in Phraseology By Levi Rubeck • April 14th, 2026 Marathon is threading the needle between art and service, a refreshingly bold work from a technical monolith.
