How does Bloodborne do cosmic horror so well?
Lovecraft's work left behind a genre that continues to fascinate, but only a few games seem to understand how it works.
Why isn't Seifer the hero in Final Fantasy VIII?
The so-called villain of the story is just an unfortunate case of misplaced heroics.
What is the mouthwash for in Mouthwashing?
A cigar is just a cigar but a bottle of mouthwash is so many things all at once.
Which Metal Gear character has the biggest hog?
This is Snake. These are Snakes. These are the snakes of Snakes.
Should we put dead people in Fortnite?
Juice WRLD's digital memory dominates the skies of the online shooter, years after his death. The ethics seem underexamined.
Do you have free will in Fallout 4's Commonwealth Wasteland?
Fallout 4 may have particularly weak writing, but it also has a lot of weak world-building and weak quest design to back that up.
Why did they make gamer Spider-Man love cops?
Doing the work of the police isn't uncommon in video games. But what does it mean for the player to be made complicit?
What video game's easy mode makes me feel the worst about myself?
Games used to put a lot of effort into making players feel bad and then they stopped. Thankfully, gamers took over.
Has any video game protagonist ever done more damage than Eike from Shadow of Memories?
With great power comes the utter destruction of reality at the hands of the dumbest man to ever press a button.
