Waypoint, The Red String Club, and Videogame Criticism

Recently, an opinion piece was published on Vice's Waypoint gaming site talking about the recently released The Red Strings Club by Deconstructeam. The response was, in general, quite critical and with pretty good reason. Coupled with the podcast … [Continue reading]

Favorite Moments in Playing Videogames 2017

Being a "patient gamer", I rarely play enough new games to make any kind of meaningful end of year list. However, each year brings a few lasting memories from the games I played and the people I played them with. I am going to try to remember my … [Continue reading]

Prey: Who is Morgan Yu?

Prey is a game about identity. It is a game that fully embrace's Arkane Studio's mantra of "Choose the Way You Want to Play". Each section of the space station have areas that can be accessed in multiple ways depending on how you are playing the … [Continue reading]

Shadow of Mordor: The Padding of the Rings

Everyone who has played Shadow of Mordor has a story about their favorite nemesis. That orc or uruk who just keeps beating you to the ground, or always getting away - returning later with scars and bruisers ready to go for round 2.  For me, there was … [Continue reading]

Blues and Bullets: Review of a Dead Game

Episodic games always come with the chance of never getting to the end of the game. I tend to avoid them at all costs, choosing to purchase only after the entire season has been released. However, when Blues and Bullets came along, it looked exactly … [Continue reading]