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Unclear Control: An Intersection of Player Experience and Game Mechanics
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Bayonetta: Female Sexuality and Agency in Video Games
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Beyond the Moral Binary: Decision-Making in Video Games
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The Open-House Narrative in Gone Home
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“Beacon Received”: The Satisfaction of Discovery in the Metroid series.
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“A Place to Call Home”: Musical Theming in Final Fantasy IX
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Who Is Cloud? How a Player Can Construct An Avatar’s Identity
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Featured Author Nathan Randall argues that video games have a lot to learn from musicals.