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Features, Video GamesGhost of Yōtei: Sword In Hand, Gender Be Damned
“Boy, girl, you are a sword, that is all.”- Syrio Forel We’ve been manifesting a new Ghost of Tsushima game…
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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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Features, Nerd in Residence, Video GamesThe Unfathomable Horror of the Unknowable
As the spookiest season passes us and Remedy has seen fit to bless (or perhaps curse) the world with the…
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Features, Video GamesThe Roguelike Enthusiast Facetanks Their First Soulslike to Completion
I never beat Elden Ring. After defeating the first major skill check of a boss, scuttling about the seemingly endless…
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Features, Video GamesD.U.C.T.: More Applied Schema Theory in ‘Destiny 2’
A while back, I wrote about how Destiny 2’s Duality dungeon utilized schema theory to help guide guardians through the…