Reviews and essays about media related to games

Sword Art Online – A depiction of a dystopian world where moral aspects lead us to questions for enjoyment and survival

Fun killing, betraying, and having powers are keys to reflection and questions about moral aspects in the survival game - Sword Art Online series, where players are limited by resources but wills.

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Weird game mechanics, drama and alien invasions – How live streamer Vinesauce (Vinny) creates narratives and plotlines through the affordances of non-narrative games

When an imaginative Let’s Player meets the absurd game of Tomodachi Life, you can expect there to be memes, aliens and love-triangles.

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