Tag: video games
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Revenge and Faith in The Last of Us Part II
This article is a spiritual sequel to “Can You Pet The Dog?” over at Deep-Hell. As Deep-Hell did, we want to take this opportunity to remind you that we are able to bring contributors on through the generosity of readers like you. How much faith do you put in one person? It’s the first question…
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It Hasn’t Been A “Good Year” for Games
UPDATE: A friend sent me a link to this website which has been keeping an even more granular account of games layoffs and studio closures. By this site’s count, there have been roughly 107 different layoffs and closures this year, with over 6,000 people fired in the past ten months. So, you know. It’s fun…
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Cyberpunk’s Critical Reevaluation Feels Rushed
I’m enjoying myself in Cyberpunk 2077, and that bothers me. To be clear, it doesn’t bother me because I find myself stuck in 2021, unwilling to acknowledge that a game studio – especially one with the resources and willingness to crunch like CD Projekt RED – can’t improve a video game post-launch. I’ve seen what…
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It’s That Lonely Sinking Feeling
In 2008 Fox News had talking heads on to discuss the corruption of the youth via interactive video sexuality. The Girls and Homos could kiss in Bioware’s Mass Effect and if the sound of two clonking pieces of blue colored digital wood pushing faces against each other wasn’t the sign of the culture wars to…
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Year of Games #10.5: Some things I’ve played but not finished
a few games and an announcement.
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Year of Games #10: Mushroom Musume
A neat little character creator/short solo RPG makes for a lot of complexity in a small package.
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Year of Games #9: Blanc
The best way to approach Blanc is with low expectations and a friend to play with.
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Year of Games #7: Yakuza 5 Remastered
Yakuza 5’s dogged earnestness and tender moments ultimately won me over.
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On the prospect of “joylessness”
A simple calculus: why would I play a mediocre third-person action-adventure game whose progenitor supports intensely bigoted causes when I can play dozens, hundreds of other things that make me happier and aren’t actively contributing to harm?