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Personal stories that celebrate gaming culture.

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Revisiting Crimson Shroud, a Forgotten Cousin of Ivalice

Part visual novel, part tabletop RPG, all Yasumi Matsuno

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Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors: An Equation of the Unknown Self

How this escape room visual novel remains unparalleled in character and story

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Golden Sun is the Best RPG You’ve Never Played

This handheld masterpiece deserves to stand tall beside its role-playing brethren

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The Architecture of the End

Living in Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne’s beautiful hellscape

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The Inviting Brutality of Mega Man

Gleaning joy from intense difficulty

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What's New in Far Cry 6?

Following the Far Cry 6 gameplay reveal event we’ve got a lot of new information about the newest entry in the series

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Days Gone Deserves a Second Chance

In light of the rejection of a Days Gone 2 pitch within Sony, fans have taken up arms to fight for the sequel to a hidden gem

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My Unstoppable Love for Sonic the Hedgehog

Despite a bumpy road, the Blue Blur is as fast as ever

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Revisiting The Last Guardian

Does this flawed, beautiful masterpiece hold up five years later?

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Final Fantasy XIV and the Video Game Constant

The comfort game that is always there

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P.T.’s Haunted Soul Lives in Resident Evil Village

Beneviento’s Dollhouse is memorable and terrifying

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Breath of Fire IV is the Apex of Original PlayStation RPGs

This underrated gem remains impressive, years later

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Hood: Outlaws and Legends is the Next Big Heist Game

Exploring what gamers can expect when English folklore meets heist gameplay

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Bayonetta 2 is Pure, Blissful Fun

Sometimes enjoyment truly is the goal

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How to Talk About Video Games

Why Resonant Arc’s analysis on Final Fantasy VIII is a refreshing take on game critique

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How Outriders' Marketing Led to a Successful New IP

The gaming industry is full of misleading marketing that often leads to disappointment, but Outriders went back to basics and it’s working

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Disco Elysium and the Advancement of Video Game Storytelling

Something beautiful is going to happen

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A Witcher's Pain

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

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Final Fantasy X-2, and Recovering After the Fall

The Sphere Hunters’ dystopian romp is much more than just “the girl Final Fantasy”

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Fatum Betula and Games as Atmosphere

The surrealism of the unknown

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Once Again Through the Long Dark Hallway

Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, and the joys of being lost

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Life With The Legend

The Legend of Zelda is more than a video game series

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NieR and Back Again

Returning to Taro Yoko’s dreamland

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The Fiction of the Video Game Power Fantasy

The pursuit of power in our gaming lives

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In Defense of Emulators

Emulators and ROMs preserve gaming that has been made inaccessible