The Message is in the Music: How Bastion’s Storytelling Surprises Us
In Bastion, you, as the Kid, are thrust into a world that has largely been destroyed. In silence, unaccompanied you make your way through a decimated city in search of, well, anything. This search...
View ArticleWhy We Can’t Outgrow Pokemon
Thanks to my convenient location in Japan’s old capital, I am a short, inexpensive train ride away from the Osaka Pokemon Center. I’ve been known to take advantage of this on occasion, as evidenced by...
View ArticleReimagining the Quest in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons
Trigger warning for the brief mention of some in-game events concerning suicide. Knights, back in the day, were big on quests. Keen to prove themselves in battle, or find treasure, or rescue maidens...
View ArticleA Fossil, A Pigeon, and the Creation of a Miniature Mythos
Whether you like it or not, the internet has been abuzz with a little black and white sprite. This sprite, “Red”, spent the past few weeks clumsily stumbling around the emulated world of Pokémon Red,...
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