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The Horror of Code Vein is You
The hidden achievement of Code Vein's fusion of Dark Souls with JRPGs is that it quietly turned you, its player, into a monster.
The hidden achievement of Code Vein's fusion of Dark Souls with JRPGs is that it quietly turned you, its player, into a monster.
Getting the platinum trophy in Final Fantasy VII Remake doesn't just add playtime to the game: it also changes how we understand the story.
The Witness is an icon of minimalist video-game storytelling. But when—and how—can minimalism go too far?
In an industry that still doesn't seem to have fully cracked the code on story adaptation, one 2005 game has lessons worth learning.
On Episode 8 of our podcast, we ask: how can difficulty tell a story?
What do NieR: Automata and Rear Window have in common? Find out in our latest podcast episode.
In a decade that gave us a library of games about orphans, EarthBound reminded us how important fathers are to their sons.
We asked PAX South: does Portal deserve a place among the "Great Books" of gaming?
Horizon: Zero Dawn offers a new take on an old problem of open-world storytelling.
A case study in how Tokyo Jungle elevated the storytelling of arcade games.