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A collage of characters from the cult "anti-RPG" video game Moon: Remix RPG Adventure, originally released in 1997 for the PlayStation in Japan.

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
Link stands at the entrance to a Sheikah shrine, which stands next to a rocky cliff face.

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
A close-up shot of a bio-cybernetic "Runner" from Bungie's shooter game Marathon, who is hooded and wearing harsh black-and-white face paint with glowing red eyes.

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.

A screenshot from the finale of season 1 of Mad Men where Don is in a coat sitting on some stairs looking kinda sad

THAT’S WHAT THE BLOG IS FOR! Mad Men S1E11–S1E13

By Natasha Ochshorn • April 13th, 2026

Everyone is worried they’ve missed out on something.

Key art for Chants of Sennaar where three red robed figures with different headwear are standing under a yellow sky

Maslow’s Power Fantasy: Sometimes You Need A Win

By Chris Revelle • April 10th, 2026

A power fantasy about creating peace and mutualism between communities.

Totally Generic
A still from Hamnet shows a top-down view of an actor onstage holding his hands out towards the audience as they reach towards him in turn.

Hamnet

By Natasha Ochshorn • April 10th, 2026

Entering into any kind of relationship that you don’t intend to break is accepting death as a third.

Groundbreaking Films That Changed Cinema Forever

By Rufus Buckner • April 9th, 2026

Movies today look absolutely nothing like they did 20 years ago.

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