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Storytelling

A collection of 72 posts

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: Paranormasight: The Mermaid's Curse Understands That Reading Can Be Gameplay

Let the words flow

Opinion

Samus Aran’s Character Matters

Metroid Prime 4 lets her down

Opinion

Reality Isn't So Kind: How Final Fantasy VIII's Child Soldiers Defy Destiny

Final Fantasy VIII critiques warfare by placing responsibility at the feet of the innocent

Opinion

How Bloodlines Change the World

Recounting my experience with Old World

Opinion

Dishonored: The Lessons of Corvo & Daud

Arkane's masterpiece has much to teach us all

Opinion

Ghost of Yōtei Doesn’t Try To Be Tsushima

A sequel that dares to stand on its own

Opinion

The Retired Fallout Modder Who Now Writes Novels

From the screen to the page

Interview

Stewpots and Space Travel: An Interview With Takuma Okada

Chess, conches, and game jams, oh my

Indie Game Club

Indie Game Club Issue 7: The Dark Queen of Mortholme

Conversations with a hero

Review

Sword of the Sea Is Pure Art

Riding the beautiful waves

Preview

Dispatch Is Here To Save Superhero Storytelling

Holding out for a hero

Opinion

Here's Why Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Has the Secret Sauce

Looking beyond the sum of its parts

Review

Our Painted Worlds

How Clair Obscur beautifully reflects on life, art, grief

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: Wildermyth Lays Bare the False Promises of AI Storytelling

The human touch is telling

Opinion

For Those Who Come After

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 tests the boundaries of sentience by asking if we have control over our lives at all

Retrospective

11-11 Memories Retold: A Unique Perspective on War

Lest We Forget

Indie Game Club

Indie Game Club Issue 1: Grimm's Hollow

Get your Grimm on

Opinion

The Narrative Value of Marvel Rivals

Live-service and narrative depth finally co-exist with Marvel Rivals

Opinion

Trusting in the Process: Revisiting Forspoken

Sometimes, the end is where it all begins

Opinion

A Deeply Subjective Look at Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree

The power of a new emotional directness

Review

Miniatures and the Wonders of Memory

What we treasure as our childhood inches further away

WordPlayer

WordPlayer: Life is Strange: Double Exposure Makes Me Miss Episodic Releases

Are episodes the way to go?

Opinion

Minimalism in Mouthwashing

99% of horror is in the imagination

Opinion

Death Stranding and the Unfailing Perseverance of Optimism

Finding hope in every footstep

Feature

Half-Life: Phase Transition (A Novel Excerpt)

An original tale from Valve's famous Half-Life universe