posted on 03/03/2013 in Originals
Imperium Sine Fine
In the middle of the Forum, the booming voice of an orator rumbles above the general din. He speaks of…
Aaron Matteson
posted on 02/28/2013 in Originals
Shifting Roles
Story is critical for me when I choose to play certain kinds of video games. I enjoy fluff as much…
Alexandra Geraets
posted on 02/27/2013 in Originals
Playing With Words
We sometimes think of the act of reading as a passive experience, where we, the recipients of information, appeal to…
Lana Polansky
posted on 02/26/2013 in Originals
Persuasion
Proviso: Graphic descriptions throughout. Salisbury North rests about a hundred miles beyond Adelaide, a large country city that hugs Australia’s…
James Hawkins
posted on 02/22/2013 in Originals
Pigeonholed
If you’ve heard anything about Fire Emblem: Awakening for 3DS, it’s likely all been good. The eleventh in the series,…
Jason Johnson
posted on 02/21/2013 in Originals
Playstation And Me
The first time the PlayStation really caught my attention was back in 1998. I was in Spanish class and talking…
Ryan Winslett
posted on 02/20/2013 in Originals
Dissonant Reviews: Miasmata
Chances are you haven’t played Miasmata. You have probably read very little about it, and what little you have probably…
Drew Dixon
posted on 02/19/2013 in Originals
In Media Res
I grew up on the cusp of the Nintendo Generation, when video games were just starting to become commonplace in…
Samuel Sattin
posted on 02/15/2013 in Originals
Sequins and Chainsaw Guns
Recently I went to a piece of musical theatre. While I watched a crowd of gorgeous, barely-dressed dancers whisper “Jazz!”…
Aaron Matteson
posted on 02/14/2013 in Originals
The Genre Fitting Room
Dead Space 3 has made its presence known in my home. Or, rather, it’s made its presence known due to…
Alexandra Geraets
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It’s ComplicatedAs I use my spinning grappling hook to decapitate a foot soldier in the final act of BioShock Infinite, I…
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The Fantasy and Reality of ColumbiaColumbia is real. I’ve been there, after a fashion, ten hours, and a few more hours of sorting through my…
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Bad WordsLook, I love games. I love talking about games, and I love writing about games. But it can be maddening…
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Conspicuous ConsumptionI used to love going to the grocery store with my mom. It was a bonding experience, an excursion, an…
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This Is A Story About A ChildWhen you step into the world, you are a tiny man in a brown shirt with red overalls, but who…