Category: Video Games
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Unpacking inspires the melancholic nostalgia of sorting your life out of boxes
This is basically a game designed around the technique known as “environmental storytelling.” You learn a lot about this main character’s passions and career obligations just by seeing what’s in their room. If you’ve never considered how much the stuff you own reflects on who you are, this game will illuminate that to you.
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Video: The Last of Us Part II critique
As a game, it’s great. As a story, it’s mishandled. You spend more time thinking about how it’s told rather than what’s being told.
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Game Log: God of War is not a good video game
This post is part of a log I keep on things I finish. Read here for why I keep this log. Early in my opinion-having life, I discovered my thoughts were usually out of sync with everyone else. Some might say there’s something wrong with me. For whatever reason, you can reliably assume that out of the…
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Game Log: Spider-Man does what only Spider-Man can
This post is part of a log I keep on things I finish. Read here for why I keep this log. Video games are the best medium to convey what it feels like to be another person. Other storytelling forums can make narratives more engaging to follow, but video games immerse a player completely into a fictional…
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Game Log: Cultist Simulator – The dissatisfaction of unanswered questions
This post is part of a log I keep on things I finish. Read here for why I keep this log. Is solving a mystery inherently rewarding or is it a trick to catch your attention? That’s the question I asked myself while playing through Cultist Simulator. A game shrouded in mystery, where the rewards…
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Game Log: Valkyria Chronicles – A sleeper hit with more potential than substance
This post is part of a log I keep on things I finish. Read here for why I keep this log. There’s a mission in Valkyria Chronicles, a turn-based strategy game released in 2008 that has since developed a cult following, that encapsulates my feelings on the game. Main characters Welkin and Alicia, are lost…
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REVIEW: Pyre delivers and disappoints
Mechanically, this is Supergiant’s best work. Pyre is an easily recommendable game to anyone with an appreciation for video games, but the question that shrouded Pyre’s release is not answered after its completion. Is Supergiant capable of anything else?
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REVIEW: Stellaris Shows Promise For The Future
For many people, Paradox Development Studio’s games are that nut that refuses to crack. You can go to Twitch or YouTube and find endless videos of people streaming games like Victoria II or Hearts of Iron III and see people entrenched in these amazing stories of warfare and political intrigue, yet playing the games for…