Past Presence Let’s Do It Again, But This Time Better By Emily Price • April 4th, 2025 Can the Remake trilogy, vastly expanded as it is, be a “good” remake of FFVII?
Ode to Benjamin By Alexander B. Joy • February 6th, 2025 In praise of Benjamin – an existential hero who views his adventure as an absurd joke and a colossal pain in the ass.
Interlinked Status Ailment Era By Phoenix Simms • January 14th, 2025 Do status ailments and their treatments in games perpetuate toxic mythology about diseases and disabilities?
Final Fantasy, Zelda, and Gradients of Apocalypse By Jonathan Fenn • May 15th, 2023 The act of actually representing the transition between these peace, conflict, disaster, and rebirth in game is a massive challenge.
Feature Excerpt Videogame Chamber Music By William Dowell • February 26th, 2021 “One Winged Angel” is plenty haunting to start but then you hear the string quartet version. Find out what goes into that.
No Accounting for Taste New Harmonies By Adam Boffa • August 12th, 2020 Like just about everything else in the game, the music of Final Fantasy XII defies expectations. That’s also why it’s such a success.
Wall Market Isn’t Burning By Trevor Richardson • July 22nd, 2020 I’m tired of measuring progress in vague lines about beauty and the cheers of a straight woman.
Here's the Thing Three Quick Ones By Rob Rich • July 14th, 2020 Rob dives into how two series took a step forward in their decades-spanning gameplay formula this year, albeit to varying success.
No Accounting for Taste The Shadow of the Past By Adam Boffa • July 13th, 2020 In Final Fantasy XII, history is a living thing.
Here's the Thing I Hope the FFVII Remake Changes My Mind By Rob Rich • April 10th, 2020 Rob isn’t the biggest fan of Final Fantasy VII (to put it lightly) but he’s hoping that the upcoming remake will change that.