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Love Interest: Werner Herzog, the Power Fantasy
Every Sunday, 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 Werner Herzog from Langmaor’s Absolute Obedience. Spoilers ahoy! (Warning: There are
Love Interest: Werner Herzog, the Power Fantasy
Every Sunday, 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 Werner Herzog from Langmaor’s Absolute Obedience. Spoilers ahoy! (Warning: There are
Soundscapes: The Best and Worst Sounding Games of 2011
Sound in games has come a long way since the 90s. We’re now at a point where improvements harder to spot as almost every game seems to sound good enough at first glance. The bar has been set so high
Soundscapes: The Best and Worst Sounding Games of 2011
Sound in games has come a long way since the 90s. We’re now at a point where improvements harder to spot as almost every game seems to sound good enough at first glance. The bar has been set so high
Gobbowl Review: An expertly mixed cocktail of sports and strategy
Mixing video game genres is a lot like mixing drinks. You can work with a successfully established mixture like orange juice with vodka or RPG with shooter and likely come out with a hit, but you won’t surprise anyone. You’re
Gobbowl Review: An expertly mixed cocktail of sports and strategy
Mixing video game genres is a lot like mixing drinks. You can work with a successfully established mixture like orange juice with vodka or RPG with shooter and likely come out with a hit, but you won’t surprise anyone. You’re
Cold Pornography: How Interpretation Got Sucky
Just when you thought videogame culture was on the upswing, in swoops Nintendo with the Official Legend of Zelda Timeline. Balls. …People probably expect that sort of statement from me by now. Ever since my friend called me up
Cold Pornography: How Interpretation Got Sucky
Just when you thought videogame culture was on the upswing, in swoops Nintendo with the Official Legend of Zelda Timeline. Balls. …People probably expect that sort of statement from me by now. Ever since my friend called me up
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
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
Metal Gear Solid's postmodern legacy: part 1
“What was that noise?” I love the Metal Gear Solid series. Despite it’s overindulgence of cutscenes and increasingly nonsensical plots, I love the series to death. I tell you this so that you know my next statement is going to
Metal Gear Solid's postmodern legacy: part 1
“What was that noise?” I love the Metal Gear Solid series. Despite it’s overindulgence of cutscenes and increasingly nonsensical plots, I love the series to death. I tell you this so that you know my next statement is going to
Games should be fun for everyone: In response to the 'Gay Drake' backlash
Games are not inclusive. Games pander to a very specific demographic: 18+ heterosexual males. This is not debatable. The landscape may be changing, but for the most part triple AAA mainstream games are engineered to speak to a particular group
Games should be fun for everyone: In response to the 'Gay Drake' backlash
Games are not inclusive. Games pander to a very specific demographic: 18+ heterosexual males. This is not debatable. The landscape may be changing, but for the most part triple AAA mainstream games are engineered to speak to a particular group
Promise me this, Flesh
Flesh is a 2009 Half-Life 2 mod developed by “Flesh HL2 development group” and published through Moddb. Here are Flesh’s inspirations in order of increasing infringement: 1. Silent Hill 2. Metal Gear Solid 3. Resident Evil OR
Promise me this, Flesh
Flesh is a 2009 Half-Life 2 mod developed by “Flesh HL2 development group” and published through Moddb. Here are Flesh’s inspirations in order of increasing infringement: 1. Silent Hill 2. Metal Gear Solid 3. Resident Evil OR
Love Interest: Tsukuba Muneshige, the Meta-Samurai
Every Sunday, 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 Tsukuba Muneshige from Two-Five’s Yo-Jin-Bo. Spoilers ahoy! Dating sims defy a lot
Love Interest: Tsukuba Muneshige, the Meta-Samurai
Every Sunday, 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 Tsukuba Muneshige from Two-Five’s Yo-Jin-Bo. Spoilers ahoy! Dating sims defy a lot
Games as symbols: Child of Eden
Child of Eden, the Kinect’s “killer app” for hardcore gamers, was a bomb. A big, fat bomb. The spiritual sequel to Q Games’ classic rhythm/rail shooter Rez, this was supposed to be a slam dunk. A bit of The Same
Games as symbols: Child of Eden
Child of Eden, the Kinect’s “killer app” for hardcore gamers, was a bomb. A big, fat bomb. The spiritual sequel to Q Games’ classic rhythm/rail shooter Rez, this was supposed to be a slam dunk. A bit of The Same