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Current Gen, Editorials, Features, Video GamesYou Can (Not) Always Go Home – One Guardian’s Eulogy to ‘Destiny 2’
I keep thinking surely this will be the last time I write about Destiny 2. I have told this story…
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Features, Video Games‘Gears of War: E-Day’ Already Has Me Preparing for (Emotional) Damage
There are fictional worlds you visit, and then there are fictional worlds that somehow take up permanent residence in your…
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Features, Video Games‘LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight’ is a Light in the Gloom
From the moment I saw the trailer for the newest title from Traveler’s Tales (LEGO Star Wars, Spyro the Dragon)…
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Features, Review, Video Games‘Mixtape’ Review: Indie, But Not
Topic of Conversation There is a mild firestorm circulating parts of the game-o-sphere. A conversation about whether the game Mixtape…
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Editorials, Features, PC, Video GamesRoguelikes and Roguelites Never Needed Narrative (But I Am Glad They Have Them Now) – An Oral History Inspired by the ‘Slay the Spire 2’ Timeline
The original Rogue was published in 1980. A procedurally generated dungeon crawler, the game’s story was as barebones as they…
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Features, Video Games‘Ghost of Yōtei’: “It’s Not Revenge She’s After, It’s a Reckoning”
If you’re lucky, you get to witness a piece of media that either entertains, redefines, or consumes you. For me,…
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Review, Video Games‘South of Midnight:’ Southern Gothic, Black Storytelling, and a Game That Feels Like Coming Home
Compulsion Games A Soulful Journey Through Loss, Hope, and the Beauty of Black Southern Life The South has always been…
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Features, Video Games‘Split Fiction’ is What Happens When Puzzle Night Meets Fandom Deep Cuts
Puzzle Games? Love ‘Em. Co-op Stress? Not So Much. I’m a puzzle girl. Always have been. Crosswords, escape rooms (especially…
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Features, Video GamesA World on Fire, A City Beneath the Sea: Revisiting ‘Bioshock’ and Its Enduring Storytelling
How Bioshock’s Storytelling Still Resonates in Chaotic Times The world is on fire, but I needed to find some water.…
