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Does Halo: Combat Evolved Belong in the Video Game Canon?
Halo made a name for Bungie and the Xbox. Does it belong in the video game canon?
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Does Undertale Belong in the Video Game Canon?
Undertale has captivated the internet since its release, but what's its real impact on the art of game storytelling?
Final Fantasy
“A Place to Call Home”: Musical Theming in Final Fantasy IX
Featured Author Nathan Randall discusses the music theory behind Final Fantasy IX.
Xenoblade Chronicles
“It Won’t Stop Getting Louder”: What Video Games Can Learn From Musicals
Featured Author Nathan Randall argues that video games have a lot to learn from musicals.
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask
“Wait a minute Mister Postman”: the problem of Termina in a single man.
A close look at a character who lives by the clock, in a world that lives by the clock.
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask
Dawn of a New Year, and the curious case of the Happy Mask Salesman in Termina.
Discussing a Happy New Year, and analyzing the Happy Mask Salesman.
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask
Why can’t Skull Kid be healed? Part III of III examining the Song of Healing.
Given the analysis I have offered of the Song of Healing, how can we account for the fact that Link cannot use the song to heal Skull Kid / Majora?
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask
“If you truly can see me, then follow behind me.” Part II of III examining the Song of Healing.
A first pass at what Darmani and Mikau can teach us about heroism in Termina.
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask
What can Deku Link teach us about the nature of gaming? Part I of III examining the Song of Healing.
In the first of three posts about the Song of Healing, I argue that Deku Link offers us unique insight into video games as an aesthetic object.
A Comprehensive Theory of Majora's Mask
“My sorrows are melting away into the song”: how to build a universe out of music.
In this post, I argue that music is a prime example of how "Majora" is simultaneously familiar and terrifyingly different from the rest of the "Zelda" canon: it takes the significance of sound to a whole new level in game design.