Where You Once Walked

In the Boston quarantine zone, a short way from the docks, a nameless girl sits on a square of pavement, Continue reading →

TOPIC: The Killed Character

THE KILLED CHARACTER Games certainly aren’t the first medium to utilize the trope of a character’s death, but it is Continue reading →

TOPIC: The Optional Boss 2

THE OPTIONAL SUPERBOSS The optional boss, a game trope most commonly found in but not exclusive to Japanese RPGs, presents Continue reading →

TOPIC: The Optional Boss

This post is the first in a series dealing with one particular aspect of a game across different titles.  The Continue reading →

To l’Cie Or Not To l’Cie

Let my biases be disclosed: the Final Fantasy series may well be the singular reason I ever got into games in Continue reading →

Born In Bloody Tombs

Lara Croft became one of my childhood’s tertiary fixtures as the titular character of my older brother’s gaming habits.  Age Continue reading →

More And Less Human

No one enters into a Devil May Cry game expecting a stellar story. This left me unsure whether a narrative analysis Continue reading →

Lenses And A Little Bird

As I stared through the rippling surface of baptismal waters, seeing three familiar faces and reeling from a mind-bending finale, Continue reading →