Briana Gonzalez

Review

Hokko Life Brings Sunshine to All

Travel to Hokko, a town that promises a stress-free environment and endless creativity

Feature

Wrappers for the Soul

Ghostwire: Tokyo provides players a taste of Japanese folklore, urban legends, and more on a visually stunning stage

Feature

Genshin Impact Aims for Eternity

Inazuma aimed for eternity and succeeded through its worldbuilding, poignant stories, and ability to weave reality with the otherworldly

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This Spider-Man Villain Lives Among Us

Spider-Man: Miles Morales explores environmental racism and its impact

Feature

Once Sacred, Now a Tourist Trap

Final Fantasy X-2 debates what makes a location sacred and worth preserving

Opinion

Humanizing Sephiroth

How the FFVII Remake can continue to flesh out the infamous one-winged angel with one scene

Review

Alan Wake Takes “Control”

In the AWE expansion, Alan rewrites his fate

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The Sins of Our Fathers

The power and lasting impact of the parent-child relationship in Final Fantasy X

Opinion

A Witcher's Pain

How Geralt’s journey with chronic pain is helping me with my own

Interview

Bringing The Sims 4 to Life One Brush Stroke at a Time

Exploring the artistic journey of Maxis’ Concept Artist Nina Modaffari

Feature

Make War, Not Love: 17 Years of ‘Far Cry’

A history of the Far Cry franchise so far, and what to expect from Far Cry 6

Feature

New & Familiar Faces Return in the Premiere of ‘Rivals of Waterdeep’

Diving into Rivals with the cast behind the popular D&D live-play show

Opinion

Pandemic Game Therapy

Games and tabletop adventures that brought comfort during the COVID-19 pandemic

Opinion

Does Cyberpunk 2077 Really Have Something to Say?

A deep dive into Cyberpunk 2077’s plot

Opinion

Don’t Make Yourself at Home in Night City

How Cyberpunk 2077’s hostile architecture mirrors reality

Feature

Home is Where the Stars Are

Into the Mother Lands is a new sci-fi role playing game by POC creators that will leave you with stars in your eyes

Opinion

From Revenge to Blood Feud

Examining why The Last of Us II is an uncomfortable story through a literary lens

Feature

Make Dishonored Your Own

Dishonored: The Roleplaying Game lets players decide the fate of the Isles with a roll of the dice

Opinion

Tomorrow is Here

Reflecting on Death Stranding, Hideo Kojima’s perspective on a society of isolated people, and why human connection matters

Opinion

Video Games Made Me Travel

Three games that made me want to travel (and the one that got me on the plane)

Opinion

Playing By Ear

The real MVP in 2019’s video games? The music.