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Unclear Control: An Intersection of Player Experience and Game Mechanics
Featured Author Nathan Randall explores games that turn an often annoying side effect into a work of art.
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Teaser Metaphysics: Storytelling in Xenoblade X.
I argue that Xenoblade Chronicles X falls short where Xenoblade Chronicles succeeded.
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Why 3 disks were acceptable for Final Fantasy VII, and why 3 games are not for its remake.
How philosophy led me to change my mind about the Final Fantasy VII remake.
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Why SOMA is More Fact Than Fiction
Neuroscientist Matt McGill argues that the science fiction of SOMA may not be so fictional.
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Beyond the Panel’s Frame: The Transformation of Comics into Video Games
Featured Author Laila Carter analyzes the relations between comics and video games as storytelling media.
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Why Booker’s Name is a Red Herring in Understanding BioShock Infinite
The science of quantum mechanics will give you a new reason to fall in love with BioShock Infinite.
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On Nier: Ought a Game’s World to be Fun to Explore?
I return to Nier to explore the question of whether great games need to have fun worlds.
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Critical Review: Xenoblade and Leibniz.
With Xenoblade X releasing tomorrow, I revisit and update my work on Xenoblade Chronicles.
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“Listen to My Story”: The Problem of Storytelling in Virtual Reality.
A defense of why video games might be better at telling stories than VR ever could be.
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Bloodborne, Lovecraft, and the Dangerous Idea.
Bloodborne wasn't just influenced by H.P. Lovecraft: it represents an entirely new level of Lovecraftian horror.