Hob is So Minimalist it Disappears By Gingy Gibson • April 12th, 2019 I grow weary of minimalist and spartan storytelling, particularly when a game has so little to offer besides.
Rookie of the Year The Half-Baked Book Review: 1Q84 By Matt Marrone • April 12th, 2019 Matt Marrone had a brilliant idea for a series: Reviews of half-read books. Written for parents of small children.
So the Katana is Back By Levi Rubeck • April 11th, 2019 Like black clothes and classic jams, some things never go out of style, and we might as well just pin ninjas to the list now and forever.
Checkpoint Observations of the Void By Corey Milne • April 11th, 2019 Corey Milne recently made it to the center of Elite Dangerous’ galaxy, and it’s smooth sailing. Well, other than that whole nasty business with the black hole…
Collision Detection Ace Combat 7 Wants the Context of War Without its Baggage By Ben Sailer • April 10th, 2019 Even in an arcade game like Ace Combat 7, borrowing from real-world war narratives makes the whole “escapism” thing…awkward.
E-soterica Broken Reality Represents The Drudgery of Internet Culture By Khee Hoon Chan • April 10th, 2019 What fuels Broken Reality’s bizarro universe is the same kick of dopamine we get from the positive feedback from social media.
GDC 2019 Sure Was a GDC By Davis Cox • April 9th, 2019 Another year, another GDC, another marathon of nonstop people, talks, games, drinks, networking, drinks, business cards, and possibly more drinks.
Jamaica’s Forgotten Tale – The White Witch of Rose Hall By Jen Sisco and Robin Mazzolla • April 9th, 2019 Notorious Narratives investigates Jamaica’s White Witch.
Documentary Sunday Abducted in Plain Sight By Megan Condis • April 9th, 2019 The internet’s quickness to make memes about Jan Broberg’s famous abductions (yes plural) reveals a lot about audiences’ own insecurities.
Consensual Violence By Amanda Hudgins • April 8th, 2019 Blood sports are an active brutality on the lives on the participants, a grotesque display of physicality and punishment that leaves them pummeled on the side of the road.
