The Art of Taking Things Away
There’s a moment that occurs in a LOT of video games where the player is temporarily depowered. Their cool equipment is taken away, their...
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Will McNeese
Feb 11, 20213 min read
Final Fantasy: Hack n' Slash
Between the upcoming Final Fantasy XVI and the remainder of the remake of VII, Square-Enix clearly has plans for the franchise over the...
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Will McNeese
Feb 5, 20213 min read
Assassin's Seas
Assassin's Creed was, at one time, a series defined by the act of running across rooftops and jumping off rooftops. But another type of...
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Will McNeese
Dec 3, 20202 min read
Yakuza, Dragon Quest and Improvement
There sure are a lot of references to Dragon Quest in Yakuza: Like a Dragon, aren’t there? In fact the protagonist, Ichiban Kasuga,...
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Will McNeese
Nov 24, 20202 min read
The Rooms of Vagrant Story
Anyone remember Vagrant Story? That RPG/Action political drama from Squaresoft? You fight a shirtless man using spheres? Good. Like most...
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Will McNeese
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Miles Morales's Camouflage
Spider-Man: Miles Morales is a very good game. I’m not just saying that because I’m a New Yorker who, like all New Yorkers, like things...
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Will McNeese
Nov 12, 20203 min read
Hades, Spiritfarer, and Narrative
There are two games that I played this year that I really enjoyed; Hades by SuperGiant Games, and SpiritFarer by Thunder Lotus. Now,...
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Will McNeese
Oct 15, 20203 min read
3D All-Stars and the Expectations of Remasters
It’s no secret that I love me some Mario, so I was really happy to hear that Nintendo was releasing a collection of the first three 3D...
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Will McNeese
Sep 17, 20202 min read
Haptic Feedback Sounds Awesome, But...
As we await the arrival of a new generation of gaming consoles later this year, it’s expected that companies begin advertising features...
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Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Ghost of Tsushima and Pacing Side Content
I’ve been playing a lot of Ghost of Tsushima lately. (Who hasn’t, right?) It is loaded with instances of smart design. While so many open...
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Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20203 min read
The Lost Magic of Paper Mario
I really, really love Paper Mario. Those first two games are some of my favorites of all time and Thousand Year Door was quite possibly...
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Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20202 min read
Star Wars Games and Untapped potential
Before I say what I’m about too, I need to preface that I really enjoyed Jedi: Fallen Order by Respawn Entertainment. I love the smooth...
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Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20205 min read
Whatever Happened to Edutainment Games?
Many years ago, I was volunteering at a summer school program for kids with special needs. I was hanging out with one of the children...
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Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Are Video Games Really too Long?
I’m old enough to remember a time where I would frequently complain that a game was too short (60 bucks for a 4 hour campaign? Come on...
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Will McNeese
Aug 11, 20202 min read
Why Are People so Angry About TLoU2 Reviews?
The Last of Us Part II is out and the internet if rife with debate over whether or not the game is a masterpiece, if the violence...
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