Category: Videogames
My Favorite Games: Day of the Tentacle
If I had to pick only one classic LucasArts SCUMM game, it would be the one that mastered not only art and presentation, but comedic adventure game design
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)
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.
My Favorite Games: SimCity 3000
You can’t cut back on nostalgia for the SimCity series! You will regret this!
My Favorite Games: Final Fantasy Tactics
Possibly my favorite video game of all time, and one that’s apparently impossible to recreate
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
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!
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
