The Moving Pixels Podcast ‘Reigns’
Reigns reduces politics to a left or right swipe.
roguelike
‘Necropolis’: Randomly Generated Blandness
The dungeons may be randomly generated, but Necropolis guarantees monotony around every corner.
Getting Social with ‘Dark Souls III’
If I invade and murder you, it’s for your own good. I swear.
Dying Is Painful, But Also Noble in ‘Darkest Dungeon’
We’re not struggling to survive just to survive. Our survival is a righteous act of defiance against evil incarnate.
‘The Flame in the Flood’: Gaming As Naturalism, Gaming As Romanticism
The Flame in the Flood provokes musings on the often troubling determinism of American naturalism.
‘The Binding of Isaac: Afterbirth’: Our Ongoing Love Affair with the Twisted Mind of Edmund McMillen
The evolution of this game corresponds to the core idea of Isaac himself, a steadily growing monstrosity that becomes continually more twisted and more interesting with each gross addition to itself.
‘Darkest Dungeon’, a Masochist’s Dream
For as much as you level up in Darkest Dungeon, you will also level down. This is not power fantasy. This is a fantasy of cruelty and self inflicted pain.
‘Runers’: What’s My Motivation?
Shoot better and better and better. Then, shoot some more.
‘FTL’ and the Failure of Text Narratives in Roguelikes
While it is possible for a roguelike to tell a story, textually based narratives are a burden to the genre.
