The Myth of Difficulty By Levi Rubeck • October 25th, 2018 It’s not grit or will or skill. You survive on luck, pure and simple.
Feature Excerpt A History in Translation By Odile Strik • October 25th, 2018 Heaven’s Vault turns learning a language into a game mechanic.
E-soterica Three Shades of Depression By Khee Hoon Chan • October 25th, 2018 The candid portrayal of depression in these itch.io games is both striking and devastating.
Revving the Engine Skye By Stu Horvath • October 24th, 2018 Unwinnable chats with Cian Roche of Puny Astronaut about their forthcoming game of relaxation and exploration, Skye.
A Criticism of Adequacy By Levi Rubeck • October 18th, 2018 Katamari Damacy blindsided videogames with style and simplicity, imploding the paradigm of violence for a brief, fantastic moment.
Analyzing the Historical Context of The Last of Us Part II’s Violence By Hussain Almahr • October 18th, 2018 Colonialism haunts the post-apocalypse.
Butterfly Soup and the Myriad Asian Identity By Khee Hoon Chan • October 18th, 2018 I see flickers of my childhood in the characters’ experiences—from the astronomical expectations Noelle’s parents have of her, to her parents’ severe disappointment in Min-seo’s less-than-feminine hobbies and appearance.
