Grim Fandango and Notions of a Working-Class Underworld By Joshua M. Henson • December 13th, 2023 Manuel’s status as the protagonist permits him this grand redemptive journey, but many of Grim Fandango’s most memorable side characters resonate specifically because they have simply allowed their afterlife to pass them by in menial jobs.
Getting To Know Jack: How a Jackbox Pack Is Born By Elijah Beahm • December 12th, 2023 Even before their more recent innovations, Jackbox has held an immensely wide appeal, with fans across the globe, even among those who don’t play more “traditional” games.
I Played It, Like, Twice... Rune Bound: Exploring the Realms of Terrinoth By Orrin Grey • December 11th, 2023 Terrinoth lacks any attempt at gritty realism, reaching instead for the classic familiarity of a video game version of your standard high fantasy.
First Quest: The Music By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 11th, 2023 There is always some new relic to haul up from the pits of the earth.
Interlinked Personal Emergence By Phoenix Simms • December 6th, 2023 Games are often, especially at the AAA level, power or pleasure simulators.
The Marvelous Children of Inang-Uri By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 4th, 2023 Imagine riding a horse. Now imagine the horse is the size of the whole world.
Fun in N-dimensions By Jonathan Fenn • December 1st, 2023 The ever-expanding world of space-twisting puzzlers offer captivating worlds not possible outside of videogames.
On ObsCure Horror Games and Unfinished Business By Megan Bidmead • November 28th, 2023 Here’s the problem: It’s been a few weeks since then, and I actively don’t want to finish this game.
Funeral Rites ARC Turns Disaster Into a Fighting Chance By Emily Price • November 28th, 2023 While ARC is a TTRPG about the end of the world, it uses humor and warmth as often as horror to imagine what responding to the apocalypse actually looks like.
Good Books 2023, Part 2 By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • November 27th, 2023 Stu recommended books, but now it’s Hambone’s turn!
