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You Can (Not) Always Go Home – One Guardian’s Eulogy to ‘Destiny 2’
I keep thinking surely this will be the last time I write…
‘Gears of War: E-Day’ Already Has Me Preparing for (Emotional) Damage
There are fictional worlds you visit, and then there are fictional worlds…
‘007: First Light’ Review: From Amazon, With Love
Plot It’s all on the table for this one. Opens with a…
‘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…
‘Mixtape’ Review: Indie, But Not
Topic of Conversation There is a mild firestorm circulating parts of the…
Roguelikes 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,…
‘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…
What haunts you? – An Interview With Rodney Barnes on His Latest Series, ‘CROWNSVILLE’
This transcript has been edited slightly for clarity and conciseness. BlackNerdProblems: Hello,…
Finding Comfort in Chaos: Revisiting ‘Gears of War’ in a World That Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
Revisiting a chaotic, heart-wrenching world that still makes more sense than 2025…
‘South of Midnight:’ Southern Gothic, Black Storytelling, and a Game That Feels Like Coming Home
A Soulful Journey Through Loss, Hope, and the Beauty of Black Southern…
‘Diablo’ x ‘BERSERK’ Collab Brings Blood, Betrayal, and Behelits to Sanctuary
Today, Blizzard Entertainment invites players to step into the world of BERSERK—the…
‘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…
A 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…
‘Luck Be a Landlord’ – There Really is a Roguelike for Everything Including Slot Machines and Rent
I’m usually fairly up to date on the various comings and goings…
For Azeroth and For Me: How ‘World of Warcraft’ Helped Me Find Myself Over 20 Years
World of Warcraft (WoW) turned 20 this year, and while its expansions…
BNP Staff Favorites for 2024: Video Games
So…2024 was a hell of a year. Both eventful and in some…
Between Lore and Outrage: The Divided Fate of ‘The Veilguard’
Well, That Wasn’t Shocking, But It Still Stings After last night’s Game…
‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’ is Coming
“Then come as often as you like, I’ll show you another death.”…
30 Years of PlayStation Being in My Family
I turned on the PS5 to give people the business get my…
Ciri Back to Deal With These Monsters in ‘The Witcher 4’ Trailer
Let me be clear about something off the top, The Witcher 3…
‘Beastieball’ is ‘Pokémon’ Meets ‘Haikyu’ and a Prime Example of Why I Love Indie Games
I was browsing my BlueSky timeline when I saw my friend, Josh…
Point and Clicking Like It’s 2007/2008 – ‘Sonny Legacy Collection’ Review
I gave my eulogy to flash games years ago. In the ever-evolving…
Ghost of Yōtei: Sword In Hand, Gender Be Damned
“Boy, girl, you are a sword, that is all.”- Syrio Forel We’ve…
Ghost of Yōtei: Sucker Punch’s Ghost of Tsushima Sequel Dropped, and I Cried Yall
In 2020, the world stopped. We were deep into the global pandemic,…
One Month After the Final Shape: A Decade-ish of ‘Destiny’ in Retrospect
It is not hyperbole to say that Destiny irrevocably changed my life…
The Other Kind of Environmental Storytelling
When we talk about environmental storytelling, it’s typically within the context of…
The Bonds Forged in Changing Times: A ‘Rise of the Ronin’ Review
As has become a regular tradition in my usual gaming cadence, after…
A Pastel Colored Time Capsule: Returning to the ‘New Horizons’ Archipelago
After the workday wrapped up, I collected all of my things in…
A Para-causal Ludonarrative Dissonance
Ludonarrative dissonance – When the non-interactive elements and the narrative told through…
The Lingering Legacy of the ‘Destiny 2’ Mission Exotic
Back in Destiny 1, most of our prowess was generated from our…
An Embarrassment of Riches: The Year of Gaming 2023
This is not a tale of two cities, although it does start…
The Unfathomable Horror of the Unknowable
As the spookiest season passes us and Remedy has seen fit to…
The Surprisingly Comprehensive Library of Netflix Mobile Gaming
If you were to ask me what I thought about Netflix potentially…
‘SOUL CALIBUR II’ – Two Decades Later
Transcending history and the world, a tale of souls and swords, eternally…
The Roguelike Enthusiast Facetanks Their First Soulslike to Completion
I never beat Elden Ring. After defeating the first major skill check…
Every End is a Beginning – ‘Destiny 2:’ The Final Shape Showcase Breakdown
I have written a variation of this intro more times than I…
D.U.C.T.: More Applied Schema Theory in ‘Destiny 2’
A while back, I wrote about how Destiny 2’s Duality dungeon utilized…
My Create Custom Character Always Goin’ Be a Black Woman
Aight, so boom. I’ve been a reoccurring guest repping Black Nerd Problems…
Chronicling the Reinvention of Supergiant’s Isometric Combat: A ‘Hades II’ Hype Guide
Six months ago, Supergiant released the trailer for their latest game out…
A Masterclass in Sequels – ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know The Legend of…
As Good as You Could Ask For: First Impressions of ‘Spiritfall’
There are a handful of phrases that could immediately make the ears…
‘Marvel SNAP’ – A Microcosm of the Collectible Card Game
Even though I am a “one game” type of gamer, I am…
It’s Time to Abandon Morality Systems…in Games
I am a little behind on the times, but I have spent…
One Month in Neomuna – Looking at the State of ‘Destiny 2’
Another year, another expansion of the game that takes after its protagonists…
She Deserved Better – A ‘Forspoken’ Introspective
*Mild Spoilers for Forspoken* When Forspoken was first announced and the main…
My Greatest Regrets in Video Game Romances, Part 2
A couple years ago, I lamented over the fact that a younger…
Reviewing the Current Meta on How to Write About Buildcraft in ‘Destiny 2’
On January 18, 2023, Bungie updated their blog with a post that…
The 2023 Video Games Forecast Report
So despite being the in-house resource for video games, I actually play…
A Quick Loop Back and Forward Through the Modern Heyday of Roguelikes
Welcome back to the start of another essay about roguelikes. Are you…
Help, I Have Been Reincarnated as a 10-Year-Old Monster Tamer Again
The following is a dramatic, non-comprehensive retelling of the writer’s multi-day journey…
You Can (Not) Always Go Home – One Guardian’s Eulogy to ‘Destiny 2’
I keep thinking surely this will be the last time I write…
‘Gears of War: E-Day’ Already Has Me Preparing for (Emotional) Damage
There are fictional worlds you visit, and then there are fictional worlds…
‘007: First Light’ Review: From Amazon, With Love
Plot It’s all on the table for this one. Opens with a…
‘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…
‘Mixtape’ Review: Indie, But Not
Topic of Conversation There is a mild firestorm circulating parts of the…
Roguelikes 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,…
‘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…
What haunts you? – An Interview With Rodney Barnes on His Latest Series, ‘CROWNSVILLE’
This transcript has been edited slightly for clarity and conciseness. BlackNerdProblems: Hello,…
Finding Comfort in Chaos: Revisiting ‘Gears of War’ in a World That Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
Revisiting a chaotic, heart-wrenching world that still makes more sense than 2025…
‘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…
SPECIAL BROADCAST
watch bnp on youtube
You Can (Not) Always Go Home – One Guardian’s Eulogy to ‘Destiny 2’
I keep thinking surely this will be the last time I write…
‘Gears of War: E-Day’ Already Has Me Preparing for (Emotional) Damage
There are fictional worlds you visit, and then there are fictional worlds…
‘007: First Light’ Review: From Amazon, With Love
Plot It’s all on the table for this one. Opens with a…
‘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…
‘Mixtape’ Review: Indie, But Not
Topic of Conversation There is a mild firestorm circulating parts of the…
Roguelikes 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,…
‘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…
What haunts you? – An Interview With Rodney Barnes on His Latest Series, ‘CROWNSVILLE’
This transcript has been edited slightly for clarity and conciseness. BlackNerdProblems: Hello,…
Finding Comfort in Chaos: Revisiting ‘Gears of War’ in a World That Feels Like It’s Falling Apart
Revisiting a chaotic, heart-wrenching world that still makes more sense than 2025…
‘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…