A crop of Jules Bastien-Lepage's Joan of Arc (1879), showing the young woman leaning wearily against a tree in a lush, overgrown garden. A quote above the image reads: "That’s the heart of the thing, that you are having a discussion with something. That means taking it seriously in a real way."

A player character entwines an enemy in winding strands of light in a screenshot from Eternal Strands. A quote below the image reads: "But what a joy it is to just find something precious, unprompted, without even looking"

A screenshot of Yakuza 5 where Shun Akiyama is rocking a deep V-neck and casually holding a plum-colored suit jacket over his shoulder. A quote below the image reads: "his meritocratic worldview is heavily tainted by his own severely low view of women."

Saruman evilly ponders his orb in this still from The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Rings. A quote above the image reads: "I just think it’s worth considering that the answer to how could someone is sometimes… they didn’t! They didn’t fucking read it!"

A skeletal warrior holding a round shield rears back its sword hand, ready to swing. A quote below the image reads: "Why am I spending any fraction of my one wild and precious life on earth making a slight turn and clicking a button before being allowed to progress?"

A screenshot from Stardew Valley shows a charming homestead surrounded by fields of crops, log fences, and a small animal pen. A quote below the image reads: "what at first seemed like an amazing father-sons bonding opportunity has quickly turned into a pixelated nightmare."

Crop of the box art for Dungeon Scrawlers Heroes of Undermountain with cute cartoon drawings of an orc, an elf, and a tiefling wielding markers. A quote below the image reads: "Spells must be cast by tracing them, treasure must be collected by outlining it, and monsters must be defeated by coloring them in."

A knight rests by a campfire in a screenshot from Dark Souls. A quote below the image reads: "Games and their fictional spaces help you uphold your personal fictions of who you used to be or where you used to reside."

A young man dressed in wizard's robes holds a wooden staff. Mossy boulders rise up behind him. A quote below the image reads: "Maybe it’s time to realize your younger years weren’t the golden age but just another step in the continual march of geekdom."

A massive warbird takes on two hunched biped creatures in this screenshot from Legendary. A quote above the image reads: "If you want something Biblical? It’s not all about scale."