I’m But a Tool of Totalitarian Capitalism in ‘Beholder’
I embrace my totalitarian duties -- but only so long as they earn me cash.
Games
In ‘Reigns’ It’s Only When Our King Dies That We Realize the Full Horror of Our Rule
Reigns uses our gameplay actions to surreptitiously tell tragedies and comedies and all manner of stories that embed us so deeply in the forest that we can only see the trees.
Moving Pixels Podcast Finally Plays the Long Delayed ‘Last Guardian’
Did The Last Guardian live up to its expectations?
The Medium Supports the Message in ‘A Normal Lost Phone’
The game has a specific message it wants to impart, and the medium of a fake smart phone is used in clever ways to support that message.
‘Dead Rising 4’ Feels Sanitized
Wake me when the game gets weird again.
The Moving Pixels Podcast ‘Reigns’
Reigns reduces politics to a left or right swipe.
‘Steep’ Loves Its Mountains
SSX wanted you to fight its mountains, Steep wants you to love its mountains.
‘2Dark’ Is Not Too Dark
In 2Dark, a cartoon aesthetic quickly alters the gravity of what would otherwise be some very heavy subject matter.
‘The Last Guardian’ Questions Its Fairy Tale Morality
The Last Guardian shows us the value in questioning our assumptions.
‘Sorcery! 2’ Encourages Some Narrative Responsibility
In Sorcery! 2 consequences matter. Not in a major way, but just enough to focus your play, which is both good and bad.
‘We Become What We Behold’ Takes on Viral Divisiveness
We Become What We Behold looks at how social media magnifies small differences into gross monstrosities.