On virtue and power. Pyre, from Supergiant Games, reignites videogames’ ever-present movement of power in a dramatic display of virtues. The context of these movements takes place in the Downside…
Get INKT. Dirt browns and drab greys comprise the colourways of games being advertised as grand, nuanced, and “realistic”. That a game has to look, and feel, like a serious…
A new understanding. “It validated there was something wrong, and I wasn’t going crazy.” These are the words of somebody living with dementia, as told to the Alzheimer’s Association in…
Groundhog day. Advisory: The game featured in this story is likely to be rated M for Mature. You’re trapped on an island. Everyone is out to kill you. There’s no…
A good conversation might be in the cards. The vast majority of card games use their mechanics to simulate combat. Your hand serves as your 2-dimensional army, or a suite…
The spice must always flow. Hollywood’s fascination with the Dune series goes back nearly as far as the original book’s release. Its complex and sandy world has pulled in readers…
Going for the gold. Golden Ages are universally used to describe a period of time where something is at its best. In film, the era marking the transition from the…
Deep dives don’t always generate an audience. Hylke Langhout is the former curator of Good Games Writing, our parent, and includes himself in the discussion below. Games criticism needs to…
A worthwhile journey. Hiking can be a challenge in the pandemic. While getting outside is a lower risk activity, it can be challenging to find uncrowded trails where you can…
Big game hunting. Dramatic upheavals in the behavior of the Elder Dragons–fierce creatures perhaps best described as forces of nature–have resulted in you being sent to investigate what’s happening in…
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