Disco Elysium: Depressed, Daring, Dancing Detective

Politics. War. Police Drama. A Dead Body Hanging From A Tree. Crime is rampant. Corruption seeps through the city’s veins. People need a hero, someone to bring justice to an unjust world. The only issue is that you don’t remember who you are, why you are naked, and why your mouth feels like you we…

Return Of The Obra Dinn: An Absurd Investigation

Lost Ship. Dead Crew. Bodies Everywhere. Unknown Fate. Usually, when we think of mysteries like this, the idea of playing Detective comes to mind. After all, most problems require rational solutions, and who could be a more rational person than a detective? But can anyone be truly rational as we i…

The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe: What Does This Game Mean?

Mind Control. Player Psychology. Meta-Narratives. Satire. How do you define something that is constantly trying to change its identity? How do you categorize the un-categorizable? How do you begin to understand something that laughs at all your attempts to try and do so? Through the video game The…

What Remains of Edith Finch: Curses and Houses w/ Nikki

Inescapable. In your walls. In your veins. It will always find you.  What if there was a monster that was part of your blood? What if this monster made up the roof under which you slept? What if this monster was made of your own mind? Through the video game What Remains of Edith Finch, Nikki and I…

Baba Is You: Changing Our Puzzling Reality

Rules define the game. Laws define our life. We live within limits. But what if changing the rules was part of the game? What if you could change reality as you know it to solve your problems? What would you change? How much do you think you can change? Through the video game Baba Is You, I’ll exp…

Stardew Valley: An Open World Of Choices

Escaping urban monotony. A free life. A rural life. A life we choose for ourselves. That is something a lot of us often wish for. But it’s a very hard thing to live freely and make choices at every possible moment, especially when your choices feel almost infinite. Through the video game Stardew Va…