His Apocalypse Is Important – Ganondorf’s Impact Runs Deep
Through culturally informed textual examination, the Zelda-series primary antagonist, Ganondorf, is revealed to be more than just a brutish force of destruction.
Smooth, Smooth, Smooth – The PlayStation 5 Is … Smooth
The PlayStation 5 is a noticeable improvement from the previous generation. Higher framerates and a sublime controller lead the pack of new features to make console gaming smoother than ever.
Eudaimonia Mania – Understanding Emotional Experiences In Video Games
Eudaimonic emotional experience has been given less attention than hedonistic emotional experience in gaming. Using a new framework proposed by research, designing more complex emotional experiences might be possible.
Time For Dinner – A Crusader Kings Story
What better way for a king to spend his time than at dinner with loyal subjects?
To Rule Is A Riot – Death And Taxes Across The Middle Ages
A game of strategy on a whopping scale, Crusader Kings III surprises with its personal and tender moments. Dynasties are built of people, after all.
UNI-Qué Pasa? – A Party Game To Blow Your Socks Off
Easy and fast-paced fun for two, UNI brings a surprising amount of creativity to the table of the party.
By Odin’s Bubbles! – Shooting And Popping With A Viking-ish Paintjob
A mobile experience best played using a fraction of one’s brain capacity, Bubble Shooter Viking Pop is a leisurely mobile experience for those with too much time on their fingers.
Interactive Illusions – Where Player Agency Lies
Lauded as a core concept in gaming, interactivity in video games is based on illusory agency. Real player interaction might not lie within the games themselves, but outside.
Towards Paradise – Where gaming adaptations of Dante’s Comedy still stoop
Dante’s Comedy holds near unparalleled transmedia potential which has been widely but incompletely tapped in numerous gaming adaptations. A “game for change” could be created were it given the attention it deserves. #dante #comedy #medievalism
Hell Is Other Demons – Kneel Before Diablo, Lord of Leisure
Diablo III: Eternal Collection is full of mindless fun. Switching the classic hack and slash adventure over to consoles was a move as clever as they come – sofas were practically made for monster massacre.
Angry Birds, Mellow Gaming – Unwind With Dream Blast
Simple yet captivating, Angry Birds Dream Blast – Toon Bird Bubble Puzzle is the perfect game for the in-betweens. Looking for a moment free from hurry? This is it.
A Report of Events on the Island by Your Eminence’s Faithful Servant, Tom Nook
Tom Nook works tirelessly. The will of his eldritch master cannot be denied. The inevitable cannot be denied. The Island must thrive.
Link or You’ll Miss It – A Breath Everyone Should Take
Deeply atmospheric, remarkably innovative, and wondrously exhilarating, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the most memorable gaming adventures one can undertake, and none should overlook.
Return again to the League of Legends – What keeps me going back
Wildly fun more than ten years after its release, League of Legends continues to offer an ever-evolving fantasy of stomping your enemies to the ground and climbing their gravestones to become the champion.