‘The Way’ Wants to Be the ’90s Adventure Game Classic ‘Another World’
Upon finishing The Way, I didn't feel the joy that one does after playing a good game. Instead, I felt a muted sense of nothing.
Eric Swain
‘Fragments of Him’ Is Emotionally Resonant, But Also Exhausting
Several times while I was playing Fragments of Him, I asked myself: why is this a game?
Kathy Rain: A Detective Is Born
Kathy Rain is Twin Peaks by way of Sue Grafton.
‘1979 Revolution: Black Friday’ Blurs the Line Between Fact and Fiction
I didn't know much about the Iranian revolution, and having played 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, I don't feel anymore informed on the matter.
The Walking Dead: Michonne’s Second Part Is All About Momentum
The real success of "Give No Shelter" is the episode's length, resulting in an episode moved along by pure momentum.
‘Shardlight’ Offers a Different Take on the Apocalypse
In Shardlight survival as not an all encompassing good, but an activity that must be accomplished alongside other equally important aspects of life.
Mind of the Machine: AlphaGo and Artificial Intelligence
I see the great gaps between actual thinking and what AlphaGo is doing much more clearly having watched it play.
‘The Walking Dead: Michonne’ Confronts the Issues of Surviving Grief and Trauma
Grief and trauma always seems a side venture to The Walking Dead's plots, never the central focus. Michonne seems to want to put these concerns front and center.
‘Superhot’: It Is Super. It is Hot.
The rhythmic dance of bullet ballet, dodge and discharge, sidestep and slash, is a taste that is acquired, and you must acquire this taste. You must play Superhot.
Game of Thrones: Episode 6, “The Ice Dragon”
There is some great plotting and great reveals in episode 6. Unfortunately, this episode also reveals some hidden weaknesses of the game overall.
Growing Apathetic to ‘Game of Thrones: Episode 4’ and ‘5’
The plot of Telltale's Game of Thrones continues with some new minor wrinkles, but on the whole, the experience has lost a sense of originality.