The Moving Pixels Podcast Plays ‘Sorcery!’
This week we consider how a game book fares as a video game.
Games
‘Sorcery!’ Frees You from Narrative Responsibility
Steve Jackson’s Sorcery! is a branching narrative in which the branches are more important than the tree.
The More I Have, the Less I Play
Choice in media sometimes doesn't lead to freedom, just paralysis.
‘Fire Emblem Heroes’ Is a Bad Crossover
Fire Emblem Heroes desperately and shamelessly wants to monetize our love for these characters, yet it has no idea why we came to love them in the first place.
Trickle Down Corruption in ‘This Is the Police’
In a world of hitmen, snitches, mobsters, murderers, terrorists, rapists, rioters, bombers, thieves, and serial killers, your greatest enemy is your boss.
Learning the Barbarian in ‘Conan Exiles’
There's no one better than a barbarian to teach you how to become civilized.
The Moving Pixels Podcast Explores ‘This Is the Police’
This week we take a look at the themes and politics of This Is the Police.
The Dead Haunt Me in ‘Dishonored 2’
Not killing one person doesn't make up for killing another. Life and death don't balance out that easily.
‘Youtubers Life’ Asks: Can You Have Much of a Life as a Content Creator?
What The Sims as a dollhouse game has over Youtubers Life is a more robust Soap Opera generator. A little comedy, a little tragedy goes a long way in enjoying a simulated life.
‘The Witness’: A Game of Wandering and Wondering
This game's core themes -- attentiveness, curiosity, the value of Zen -- are conveyed intuitively through gameplay, allowing them to be internalized in a way that's personally meaningful.
The Moving Pixels Podcast Experiences ‘Event 0’
This week we explore Event [0] and its experiment with language as a form of gameplay.
‘Infinite Warfare’ Had the Best FPS Campaign of 2016
The best shooter campaign came from the game I had the lowest expectations for, Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare.