Category: Videogames
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My Favorite Games: Uninvited
One of the first games I played on the Mac was one of the most influential games I ever played
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My Favorite Games: Day of the Tentacle
I’ve said several times before — to anyone who will listen, with or without their consent — that the demo plus first “Meanwhile…” cut-scene in The Secret of Monkey Island is what made me want to work in video games. Playing Sam & Max Hit the Road is what made me feel like I “belonged”…
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My Favorite Games: The Sims 2
Memories of the game series that taught me about abstractions, and about how profitable video games can be (for other people)
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Bandersnatch and Possibility Spaces
More like an extended-length episode of Black Mirror than an interactive movie, Bandersnatch reveals (probably intentionally?) most of the problems with interactive fiction.
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My Favorite Games: SimCity 3000
You can’t cut back on nostalgia for the SimCity series! You will regret this!
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My Favorite Games: Final Fantasy Tactics
Possibly my favorite video game of all time, and one that’s apparently impossible to recreate
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My Favorite Games: What Remains of Edith Finch
An ongoing list of my favorite games, starting with an astounding, metaphor-filled, exploration game by Giant Sparrow
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Friday’s All Right for Even More Crankin’
Friday link post featuring Panic! at the Bluetooth Speaker
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Friday Night’s All Right For Crankin’
A pre-update for a new videogame console! A maybe-BDSM-cult-driven series of computer games! A new land at Disneyland!
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Hooray for Niche Audiences, or, We Made it Weird
Modernizing adventure games, the potential lifespan of interactive media, and what it means to be a “niche audience” in the 21st century