After Pressing Start: Psychonauts’ Mental Dentist's Office

The human mind . . . six hundred miles of synaptic fiber . . . five and a half ounces of cranial fluid . . . 1500 grams of complex neural matter . . . a three-pound pile of dreams.

Psychonauts doesn’t even give you a chance to press start. Instead it says, “You don’t need to set up a profile or configure the look sensitivity and you already saw our logo when you looked at the box! Let’s get this show on the road!” I reserve a certain amount of praise for a game that just starts the moment you pop it in (or boot it up, since I played the Mac port from the Humble Indie Bundle V).

Metal Gear Solid's postmodern legacy: part 2

Part two of my exploration of Metal Gear Solid‘s postmodern legacy. This part will continue to refer to Sons of Liberty but I’ll also delve into the mind of one of my favourite characters of the series, ‘Psycho Mantis’.  You can find

Love Interest: Derek Nevine, the Anti-Gamer

Every week, Mattie Brice picks a date from a visual novel and breaks down how they represent culture’s expression of sexuality. Today she talks about her time with Derek Nevine from sakevisual’s Re: Alistair++. Spoilers ahoy! Derek Nevine is the

Live Together or Die Alone

Any fan of LOST will remember the climactic speech given by Dr. Jack Shepherd as he attempted to unite a diverse group of castaways on a strange and hostile island. “Every man for himself is not gonna work. It’s time

Nightmare Mode Is Relaunching

Preface: Nightmare Mode is officially relaunching sometime on Friday night (at which point we will go down for about 24 hours). What follows is the context as well as a detailing of the many upcoming changes that you can expect

Resolve

It’s been months since I’ve written anything here–honestly, I’ve been a terrible editor lately. I admit it. I’ve been almost ashamed to look at the site (though I have been!); it feels like I’m letting my baby die. I couldn’t

Dragon Age: Golems of Amgarrak DLC

Is it challenging? Bioware says it was made for the experienced player. I finished Golems of Amgarrak up on Wednesday night. It is an easy 90 minute adventure. How easy? Well, any veteran Dragon Age player might be disappointed. Here’s

Dragon Age Nightmare Mode Strategy Guide: Mage Class

This post is a part of an ongoing feature here at Nightmare Mode to provide you with an expert’s strategy guide on playing Dragon Age. This time, we’ll be going over the mage class. In Dragon Age, you learn the