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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, 10 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, 10 years ago August 22, 2015

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

By Aaron Suduiko, 10 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, 10 years ago July 18, 2015

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

By Nathan Randall, 10 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, 10 years ago June 18, 2015

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

By Nathan Randall, 10 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, 10 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