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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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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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Editorials, Features, Video Games30 Years of PlayStation Being in My Family
I turned on the PS5 to give people the business get my shit rocked in Marvel Rivals and a logo…
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Current Gen, Editorials, Features, Video GamesOne Month After the Final Shape: A Decade-ish of ‘Destiny’ in Retrospect
It is not hyperbole to say that Destiny irrevocably changed my life for the better. When I first pre-ordered the…
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Editorials, Features, Media, Movies, TV Shows, Video GamesThe Other Kind of Environmental Storytelling
When we talk about environmental storytelling, it’s typically within the context of video game design. It’s the collection of details…
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Editorials, Features, Nintendo, Video GamesA Pastel Colored Time Capsule: Returning to the ‘New Horizons’ Archipelago
After the workday wrapped up, I collected all of my things in my bag. Fishing rod, net, ax, shovel, slingshot,…
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Current Gen, Editorials, Features, PC, Video GamesA Para-causal Ludonarrative Dissonance
Ludonarrative dissonance – When the non-interactive elements and the narrative told through the game mechanics are at odds with each…
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Current Gen, Editorials, Facing Nerd Problems, Features, Video GamesAn Embarrassment of Riches: The Year of Gaming 2023
This is not a tale of two cities, although it does start in an oddly parallel way. The year of…
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Current Gen, Editorials, Features, Video GamesMy Create Custom Character Always Goin’ Be a Black Woman
Aight, so boom. I’ve been a reoccurring guest repping Black Nerd Problems on the New Blerd Order podcast talking about…