Review
The Magic Circle is a damning indictment of modern game design
The Magic Circle is a pain in the ass by design.
Author: Erik Fredner
Erik is a PhD student in English, so he writes about writing. Also, games.
Review
The indescribable weirdness of Splatoon
You’ve played Splatoon before, but you’ve never played Splatoon before.
Review
Kill Smaug, destroy the Death Star, and nail the game-winner in Titan Souls
You only get one shot.
Review
Parallax hopes you’re into binary code
A case of minimalism gone astray.
News
Firewatch traps you between suspense and beauty in the Wyoming wilderness
How do you make the game over screen more consequential?
Article
The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask has only grown more important with time
Fifteen years later, the game is almost too real.
Article
The Year in Anti-Games
Mountain, Goat Simulator, potato salad, and the new nobrow.
Review
Everything in its right place: a Pokémon Omega Ruby Review
Exactly what you’d expect.
Article
What is Master Hand and why does it hate us?
Conspiracy theorists, get out your pencils.