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How Elden Ring Turns Its Player into an Outer God
The Outer Gods of Elden Ring aren't just extra lore: they're also the cipher to understanding the player's place in the Lands Between.
The Outer Gods of Elden Ring aren't just extra lore: they're also the cipher to understanding the player's place in the Lands Between.
Have you ever played a game where a single moment changes your feelings about it from hate to love? A meditation on the first Dark Souls.
In Karen Travers, Scarlet Nexus tells the tragic story of how a character can become a villain by being cut off from the player's agency.
Where some JRPGs represent philosophical views, Final Fantasy IX tricks its player into actually doing philosophy without even realizing it.
What's the difference between a psychological story and a story about psychology?
The flavor text of EarthBound tells a story you may have missed.
Ni No Kuni quietly tricks its adult player into curing both herself and the White Witch of cynicism.
NieR: Automata's Ending E is a case study in how to completely erase the distinction between gameplay and story.
The Wind Waker's music shows us how a century-old literary phenomenon blends the lived experiences of player and avatar into something more.
The ending of Final Fantasy VII Remake has turned the storytelling formula of challenging fate on its head—and all it took was a Whisper.