Review
The Sailor’s Dream is a labyrinth, an instrument, a place
Simogo’s latest defies categorization.
Author: J Nicholas Geist
J. Nicholas Geist is an essayist, gamer, programmer, teacher, feminist, and all-around geek about town. He earned his MFA in Creative Nonfiction writing from California State University, Fresno in 2008. His work has been published in Creative Nonfiction and Ninth Letter, and he frequently publishes weird stuff with Kill Screen. You can find him on Twitter as @jnicholasgeist or on his blog at geekabouttown.com.
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A robot breaks its rules in The Fall
One way to go?
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Uncovering the secrets of Tengami’s folded-up world
Also hidden: really pretty stuff.
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Continue?9876543210 is a brilliant mess of videogame ontology
An epitaph for epitaphs.
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Device 6 is a mystery game that creates as many mysteries as it solves
A real page-turner, this.
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Bioshock Infinite’s 1999 Mode is less money, mo’ problems
To what is Bioshock Infinite heir?
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The Kill Screen Review: Torchlight II
J. Nicholas Geist returns to Torchlight, and Torchlight, and loses his way.
Essay
In Balance and Imbalance
J. Nicholas Geist takes apart and rebuilds the mechanics of Fumito Ueda’s minimal classic Ico into words.
Review
Review: Fallout New Vegas Add-Ons
Why the post-apocalypse isn’t all about you.