Some of my earliest gaming memories involve visits to my grandparents’ house. My grandmother was a gamer. It felt a little strange writing that sentence, but it’s true. My grandmother played games on a bulky old Dell that sat on a crowded little desk. In that same room at my grandparent’s house sat a piano against one wall and a line of boxes on the … Continue reading Gaming at Grandma’s House
Video games provide space for the imagination When I was a teenager, I played a ton of Rollercoaster Tycoon. I was a theme park manager in charge of a slew of parks. It was my responsibility to keep the books in the green lest the stakeholders got antsy. This required planning for the future, considering the park’s design, and managing the experiences of my guests. … Continue reading Inventing Narratives as Gaming Practice
Phasmophobia continues to be a hit among my friends, with its spooky atmosphere and unforgiving ghosts. Continue reading Music Boxes, Haunted Mirrors, and Voodoo Dolls, Oh My! (It’s Phasmo-Season, Baby)
No Man’s Sky continues to deliver new content and exciting discoveries. In this post, I reflect on my most recent experiences with the game. Continue reading No Man’s Sky: Six Years Later
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Much of Far Cry 5’s music is reminiscent of church hymns. The haunting and mesmerizing songs serve as propaganda for Eden’s Gate while sharing their beliefs and consequences for non-believers. Continue reading “There’s a garden through the gate”: Far Cry 5’s Music
Knife Sisters (2019, PC), from Bobbi Sand and Transcenders Media, is a visual novel that explores consent and relationships via a diverse cast of twenty-somethings. Players experience this story of (mis)adventure, anxiety, and community through the perspective of Leo, who is nonbinary (!!), socially awkward, and seemingly incapable of feeling love. Leo lives among and adjacent to characters such as Ayana (Leo’s best friend) and … Continue reading Knife Sisters Review
