Category: Videogames
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What If… Nothing Was Different?
Thoughts on the new “What If…?” app and other immersive experiences for the Vision Pro, and revisiting some old assumptions about interactive storytelling
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Half-Life: Alyx is not an immersive life sim
How the Half-Life series has all the ingredients of a perfect VR game and then subverts most of them
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Super Mario Bros Wonder: The Conversation
Super Mario Bros Wonder is relentlessly delightful and in constant conversation with the player
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Sound Mind, or, Committing to the (1) Bit
About my recently-announced game and some recommendations for other Playdate games
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My Perfect Console
What I would choose if I were more famous. And surprisingly, it’s not just “the Sega Dreamcast.”
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My Favorite Games: Half-Life 2
The video game that fundamentally changed how I think about video games
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One Thing I Like About Diablo 4
Leveling up in Diablo 4 is one of dozens of moments of carefully orchestrated bad-assery
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Card Tables of the 21st Century
Some of the most exciting applications of AR in gaming have nothing to do with having Kratos in your kitchen
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You’ve Got a Transactional Friend in Me
More thoughts about the Disney Dreamlight Valley game, since I think I’m finished with it