All Stories
Feature
The Soul of the Ring
How Hidetaka Miyazaki and Norse epic poems brought us Elden Ring
Review
Sephonie Review: No Man Is an Island
Sephonie asks the daring question: What if we worked together to achieve harmony?
Review
NORCO, or The Spectacular Disintegration of America
NORCO paints the picture of a decaying near-future American South that is both beautiful and horrifying
Opinion
Final Fantasy VI is the Most Important Final Fantasy
Why this 1994 classic remains a fixture of the series
Opinion
How Playing Picross Has Forced Me To Re-Examine My Manuscript
The addictive nonogram puzzler is a bountiful insight for writing a novel
Opinion
How Unions Could Heal a Sick Gaming Industry
Game development is a labor rights issue
Opinion
Revisiting Crimson Shroud, a Forgotten Cousin of Ivalice
Part visual novel, part tabletop RPG, all Yasumi Matsuno
Feature
Yoshi's Island, the Perfect Platformer
The best entry in the Super Mario franchise doesn’t focus on the plumber
Opinion
Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors: An Equation of the Unknown Self
How this escape room visual novel remains unparalleled in character and story
Opinion
Golden Sun is the Best RPG You’ve Never Played
This handheld masterpiece deserves to stand tall beside its role-playing brethren