Category: Videogames
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The Game of Life
A well-reviewed videogame based on a book by a homophobe sparks a discussion about the intersection of art, commerce, and how to be a good human.
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My Life as a Teenaged Girl
The Square Enix game My Life as a Darklord for WiiWare is actually pretty interesting. As long as you don’t let anybody see you playing it.
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The Play’s the Thing
I jump into the games vs. movies argument again, but this time Hitchock’s got my back.
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Rule of Threes
Trine the game is clever and polished enough to win over even the most die-hard haters of jumping puzzles (e.g. me).
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Oh, dag-dag, Mark!
So after hearing and reading about it from all over, and then in preparation for the RiffTrax release, I finally bought and watched The Room. (In case you haven’t heard of the movie, it’s a comically inept melodrama-turned-comedy that developed a cult following after being relentlessly promoted in the LA area. Imagine this scene repeated…
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Guys and Dolls
The Sims 3 is a great sequel. I just wish it would stop staring at me with those blank, glassy eyes.
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Errata
Correcting misinformation from previous posts and episodic adventure games.
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Generally Unfavorable
How the over-reliance on Metacritic is slowly ruining game development.
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How I Learned To Stop Complaining and Love Conventions
Positive impressions of my first Game Developers Conference in about a decade.
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Myths of Videogame Storytelling
A recap of all my posts so far on the subject of storytelling in videogames.