Unwinnable - Part 2

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IT DOESN’T MATTER WHEN YOU KILL ALL THE CIVILIANS

By Edward Smith • February 23rd, 2021

I firmly believe that the player is the least interesting character in every videogame.

Appendix N: Peter Bebergal Interview

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • February 22nd, 2021

This week, we chat with Peter Bebergal, editor of the new anthology exploring classic Dungeons & Dragons-influencing fantasy fiction: Appendix N!

Demons Soul's image, a person in a suit of armor.

I Wish Quarantine Was More Like Demon’s Souls

By Lucas DeRuyter • February 16th, 2021

Demon’s Souls mechanics also remind me that other people are struggling against the same challenges that I am.

A piano with two small children looking at it. This is a still from Little Nightmares II.

Little Nightmares II and the Case of Weak Imagery

By Amanda Hudgins • February 15th, 2021

Not every game has to say something with its imagery, but it’s clear that Little Nightmares II wants desperately to be saying something.

Dallas: The Television Role-Playing Game

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • February 15th, 2021

Yup, there was an RPG based on the hit television show Dallas. And it was a disaster.

Letter From the Editor

Unwinnable Monthly – February 2021

By Stu Horvath • February 14th, 2021

February sure is long for the shortest month, right? Pass the time with the new Unwinnable Monthly.

An image of Lady Love Dies from the game Paradise Killer

Lady Love Dies Cannot Save You

By Trevor Richardson • February 12th, 2021

For Paradise Killer, Audre Lorde’s warning about “the master’s tools” rings loud amongst the psychic death screams of a caste that cannot be uplifted by mere reformation.

Casting Deep Meteo

The Lust of Early Access: Everspace 2 and 30XX

By Levi Rubeck • February 11th, 2021

Everspace 2 fulfills a similar desire to expand upon the past, in this case, more Star Fox vibrations.

Try Reading...

50 Years Later, Superman Defeats the Klan Again

By Harry Rabinowitz • February 10th, 2021

Superman punching Nazis, chucking Klansmen and standing up for diversity has never been this good.

a shot of Mae from the game Night in the Woods

Aimless Protagonists and Complicated Friendships: Videogame Perspectives on Delinquency

By Don Everhart • February 10th, 2021

Ringo Ishikawa and Mae Borowski portray different aspects of delinquency, while Persona 5 uses it only as it’s convenient for the plot and for game mechanics. Each game has a different perspective on relationships as a result.

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