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Tag: determinism

Critical Review

Critical Review: Xenoblade and Leibniz.

With Xenoblade X releasing tomorrow, I revisit and update my work on Xenoblade Chronicles.

By Aaron Suduiko, 2 years ago December 3, 2015
Bloodborne

Bloodborne, Lovecraft, and the Dangerous Idea.

Bloodborne wasn't just influenced by H.P. Lovecraft: it represents an entirely new level of Lovecraftian horror.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago September 15, 2015
Deus Ex

Self-Guided Evolution: What “Deus Ex” and “Flowers for Algernon” teach about personal development.

Deus Ex and Flowers for Algernon may have more practical life advice for you than you imagine.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago May 31, 2015
Dishonored

Only through Corvo’s Eyes: Why video games can only be told through one perspective.

The DLC of "Dishonored" gives us pause to consider what video games logically can and cannot do.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago April 8, 2015
Xenoblade Chronicles

Video Games versus Cinema: Comparing “Xenoblade Chronicles” to “Stranger than Fiction.”

Are there some stories that can ONLY be coherently told through the medium of video games? Read on to find out.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago March 29, 2015
Dishonored

When are Dunwall and Scotland like your School? Throwback Analysis of “Dishonored,” Part III.

The one chance you might get to read a critique of education based on video games and theater.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago March 7, 2015
Dishonored

The Bard and Bethesda: Throwback Analysis of “Dishonored,” Part II.

How is Corvo Attano like Macbeth? The second part in my older work on "Dishonored" has the answer.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago March 2, 2015
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

This is why Anju and Kafei are the most important citizens of Termina.

In the last of my analyses of the original "Majora's Mask," I argue that Anju and Kafei are central to the game's artistic value.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago February 13, 2015
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask

“A soldier who has no heart”: understanding the Elegy of Emptiness.

"With a Terrible Fate" takes on the Elegy of Emptiness, inspiration of the infamous "BEN drowned."

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago February 11, 2015
Xenoblade Chronicles

Finding Your Monad: “Xenoblade” and Leibniz.

The payoff of four months analyzing "Majora's Mask," and a look at what makes the storytelling of "Xenoblade" remarkable.

By Aaron Suduiko, 3 years ago February 10, 2015

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