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Video Game Structural Aesthetics: Why “The Beginner’s Guide” is Masterfully Confusing.

You're right to be confused by this game: that aesthetic response is what makes it so special.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago November 13, 2015

With a Terrible Fate analyzes the changes in "Majora's Mask 3D" that make it a different story than the original.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago August 22, 2015

Read an analytic defense of why video games can no longer be ignored as art.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago August 13, 2015

I argue that Arkham Knight combines video game storytelling and Batman theming to perfectly conclude the trilogy.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago July 18, 2015

Featured Author Nathan Randall discusses the importance of playable memories in Final Fantasy VII.

By Nathan Randall, 9 years ago July 9, 2015

"Nier" is one of the most provocative, masterfully crafted games you've never played. Let me show you why.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago June 18, 2015

Featured Author Nathan Randall argues that video games have a lot to learn from musicals.

By Nathan Randall, 9 years ago June 18, 2015

An explanation of why people who think replaying a game and rereading a book are the same thing are terribly confused.

By Aaron Suduiko, 9 years ago June 1, 2015

Featured author Nathan Randall examines the mechanics behind one of the best-known deaths in video games.

By Nathan Randall, 10 years ago May 23, 2015

"The Stanley Parable," the Milgram experiments, and the ins-and-outs of avatar identity.

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 years ago May 21, 2015