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Tag: Critique

News

The New Game Theory: How to Analyze Video Games (from PAX West)

Full video of With a Terrible Fate's 2017 PAX West presentation.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago September 15, 2017
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The Importance of Being Geralt: What Immersion Really Means in Gaming

Dragon Age and The Witcher face off in an effort to uncover the meaning behind gaming's worst buzzword.

By Chris Anhorn, 8 years ago August 24, 2017
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The Price of Victory in Pokémon

The heroic stories of Pokémon aren't as virtuous as you think.

By Skylar Cohen, 8 years ago August 17, 2017
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Nudgy Controls Part III: How the Last Guardian Turned Gameplay into Story

Think The Last Guardian suffers from bad controls? Take a closer look.

By Nathan Randall, 8 years ago August 6, 2017
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“Video Games are Better without Stories”: A Reply

A point-by-point rebuttal of Ian Bogost's article criticizing video game storytelling.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago May 2, 2017
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The Tragic Irony of Final Fantasy XIII-2

A warning to FFXV of the places where FFXIII went wrong.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago November 29, 2016
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From PAX Aus: Horror in Majora’s Mask

We recap our PAX Aus presentation on the reasons Majora's Mask should horrify you.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago November 26, 2016
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The Philosophical Justification for FromSoftware’s DLC

FromSoftware has transformed a shameless cash-grab into something else.

By Aaron Suduiko, 8 years ago November 13, 2016
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Teaser Metaphysics: Storytelling in Xenoblade X.

I argue that Xenoblade Chronicles X falls short where Xenoblade Chronicles succeeded.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago May 11, 2016
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Bayonetta: Female Sexuality and Agency in Video Games

Featured Author Laila Carter uses media theory to defend the meaningful sexuality of Bayonetta.

By Laila Carter, 9 years ago April 27, 2016

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