All Stories
Revisiting Onimusha: The Samurai Horror Classic
The action-combat survival horror masterpiece that deserves a resurgence
In Defense of Emulators
Emulators and ROMs preserve gaming that has been made inaccessible
The Xenosaga Trilogy Deserves a Remastered Edition
This could be the right time for the overlooked RPG to find an audience
I Finally Beat Resident Evil
I am no longer a Jill sandwich
Jin Sakai, Ramza Beoulve, and Invisible Revolutionaries
“Do you truly believe you can change the world? Not even I am so naïve as that.”
Life, Death, and a House
What Remains of Edith Finch and the beauty of family
The Merciful Horror of Sagebrush
A thoughtful exploration of despair, complacency, and truth
The Majesty of the Original Kingdom Hearts
The first is still the best
Parasite Eve, Holiday Tradition
“Merry Christmas 1997”
Xenoblade Chronicles X Was the Mech Game I Always Wanted
Incredible mech action in an alien world
The World Ends With You, and the Pursuit of the Self
“Oh, what a wonderful world such would be…”
13 Sentinels, and the Blessing of Narrative
When are video games more than games?
Paratopic: An Exploration of Sensory Horror
A nightmare straight out of 1998
Coming Together with Kind Words
A lo-fi window into the prevailing kindness of humans
The Catharsis of Failure
How trying again and again in Hades made me feel accomplished
I Have Many Mouths and I Must Scream
How Carrion’s inhumanity makes for a unique horror experience
One Step From Eden
A frantic indie darling that evolves the deckbuilder
Final Fantasy XIV Changed My Life
A titanic example of how a video game can imbue a sense of genuine belonging in a tumultuous world