The games industry (along with every other industry and the entire Internet) operates on buzzwords. Every few months or so, the zeitgeist morphs and skews a little to accommodate a new bit of something. The pop culture scoots over and makes room for people to say “power fantasy” or overuse “literally” to the point that [...]
It’s your birthday. It’s your birthday and you’re spending it getting dragged along by your overly eager friend. You know the one: the one that loves to celebrate friendship-a-versaries and the annual return of the McRib. They also have an undying love for surprise parties, so you know that somewhere along the way, you will [...]
This is it. This is the last post of my unofficial BioShock Infinite week. I hope you’ve stuck around for it because I’d like to think that not only does the game warrant such discussion and analysis but so does my writing. Ken Levine and the crew at Irrational Games have crafted a deep, multilayered [...]
BioShock Infinite has been out since last Tuesday but this is, I guess, my BioShock Infinite week—My Dinner with Andre but with a lot more shooting. Like, waaay more shooting. It is, after all, a shooter. The question being raised on Twitter as of late by the likes of Braid creator Jonathan Blow and Fez [...]
Elizabeth, the girl trapped in the tower. In video games, it’s pretty to determine who the protagonist is: just look at who you’re controlling. Put in the shoes of the character, it’s easy to drive home story beats since most action and dialogue will center around you (not to mention unattached narration may seem odd [...]
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