After Pressing Start: On the Docks of Shadow Moses

The Metal Gear Solid series is widely known for two things: its excessively convoluted storylines and themes, and presenting those themes in incredibly obtuse ways. Its longwinded, feature film-length cutscenes and often overwrought dialogue are frequently lampooned for being far

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

Many Western gamers don't play Japanese games

We’ve heard this one a few times now. Japanese industry greats like Keiji Inafune have been speaking ill of their native games industry lately thanks to the rise of the rising Western games industry through franchises like Call of Duty.

Ban It! A Look At Why Games May Not Involve Contemporary Conflicts

Games that try to highlight current conflicts through games should be appreciated as legetimate attempts at artistic vision, but unfortunately such attempts have rarely been met with joy and open arms, more often the opposite, i.e. exasperated criticism and closed