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The Fall of the Bioware Empire: A Post-Mortem Mass Effect Analysis
I’ve been expecting this news ever since Bioware announced that Mass Effect 3 would not change its ending. I’d hoped that maybe Andromeda could save the Mass Effect series, but then I played it and those hopes were dashed. So let’s cut open the still warm corpse of one of the best scifi gaming franchises Read more
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How Game of Thrones Became Lord of the Thrones
I’ve enjoyed the latest season of Game of Thrones, but not like I enjoyed the first few seasons; more like I enjoy binge watching Lord of the Rings and Star Wars. There’s something about heroes rushing headlong into battle against impossible odds and managing to pull out an unlikely victory at the last moment that Read more
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Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (To Mental Health)
Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a beautiful story and without a doubt my game of the year. It’s a brutal and visceral journey, filled to the brim with disturbing imagery, and yet it is a game filled with compassion and understanding for those who suffer mental illness. The main character, Senua, suffers from from a mental illness Read more
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Romance in Video Games
I’m a firm believer that video games can be art. Video games can emotionally resonate with people as strongly as a beautiful painting, and can be as well written as any book. Yet there is one area of storytelling where video games just haven’t caught up with other artistic mediums: romance. I’ve been playing Dragon Read more
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The Mummy 2017: So You Want a Cinematic Universe?
I’ve decided I need to do more positive reviews. When a story is awful, it’s easy to point out where its broken, but when a story works well… trying to describe how it works so well is hard to explain. Yet just because it’s difficult doesn’t mean I should avoid it. So in the coming Read more
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Wonder Woman: Putting “Hero” Back in Superhero
I didn’t have much hope for Wonder Woman, considering the movies that came before. I touched briefly on Batman vs Superman, specifically how Zack Snyder’s desire to make superheros “grow up” ended up making his films feel bland and pointless. Wonder Woman takes the opposite tack and embraces everything that makes superheroes such wondrous fantasies. Wonder Woman simply tells the story Read more
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