Exposition Dumps Don’t Need Dialogue in ‘Virginia’
Virginia manages to have an exposition dump without wordy exposition.
Utter Miscellany
‘A Machine for Pigs’ and the Failure of Psychological Horror
When a game removes a physical danger, its psychological danger has to be even more effective than before. If not, all horror is lost.
‘Amnesia: The Dark Descent’ and the Limits of Psychological Horror
Amnesia: The Dark Descent experiments with the limits of psychological horror, but it can't find a way around them.
Indie Horror Month 2016: ‘Downfall’ Explores Depression, Bulimia, and Suicide Through Horror
Downfall finds horror in helpfulness.
Indie Horror Month 2016: Executing ‘The Deed’
It's just so easy to kill someone in a video game that it's surprising when a game makes murder difficult.
Indie Horror Month 2016: ‘The Last Door: Season 2’ Explores the Horror of the Forgotten
When we shun the victims of horror, we only invite more horror upon us all.
Indie Horror Month 2016: The Quiet Apocalypse of ‘The Final Station’
The Final Station finds horror in silence.
Indie Horror Month 2016: Diving into ‘Reveal the Deep’
In Reveal the Deep, the light only makes you more aware of the darkness
In Defense of the Infinite Universe in ‘No Man’s Sky’
The common cries of disappointment that surround No Man’s Sky stem from the exciting idea of an infinite universe clashing with the harsh reality of an infinite universe.
The Vast Indifference of ‘No Man’s Sky’
No Man's Sky only feels lonely because the universe doesn't revolve around us.