Too Steep a Hill to Die on – Celeste, Assist Mode, and Accessibility
Does using accessibility features somehow taint the original intended game experience, or does it make more sense to ensure that playing doesn’t feel like a chore?
Essays and feature articles about games and game culture. Including experimental game reviews and other unconventional freeform writings
Does using accessibility features somehow taint the original intended game experience, or does it make more sense to ensure that playing doesn’t feel like a chore?
Onko pelaajan olohuone Tampereella löytämisen arvoinen? Arvio pelibaarista nimeltä Save File.
Fallout76 has been criticized as a historically bad Fallout game. I don’t agree with that and here’s why.
What makes Cities: Skylines interesting? A view point from Local and Regional Governance student.
Observer connects with the player on an uncomfortable meta-level. But does that really suit a video game?
An opinion piece about poor monetization strategies that lead to a subpar experience in Cooking Dash. Includes critique on cost and substance of individual venues and lack of rewarding play.
What is League of Legends Worlds and why this year was full of surprises.
Unlike other conventional eSports tournaments by Blizzard and Riot Games, Epic Games has some remarkably distinct event style in Fortnite Fall Skirmish, which people would not expect from a $10,000,000 prized tournament.
If you've been on social media or gaming news websites over the past few weeks, you've met Bowsette. But who is she? And more importantly—why is she?
#Frostpunk demonstrates political progress and how #totalitarian tendencies may develop
RPG tie-in novels are an underappreciated genre.
SOMA ends both predictably and unpredictably, underlining its theme of what it means to be human.
The open world sets crucial limitations on Mad Max
Sama vanha tarina, nyt vain huonommin kerrottuna ja kuvitettuna!
Early around January this year, the Global Game Jam took place yet again around the world. In Finland alone, #FGJX (a.k.a Finnish Game Jam) had more than 20 locations, with…
It’s time to rank the DLC fighters of Injustice 2. The very first text I wrote for Playlab! was a review of the DC Comics fighting game Injustice 2. A…
Introducing the mode that transforms xcom from just a game to an experience analogous to life.
Choices and consequences in Dark Souls There's no shortage of essays praising the merits of Dark Souls' design, so writing about the subject feels redundant at this point. However, it…
Catch 22: Watching the film before playing, or playing before watching, confusion will ensue
Based on a true story, this is a tale of a foolish knight who faces the horrors of the Super Mario Bros. movie. Once upon a time in the kingdom…