The Factory Farm | Monster Hunter: World
The second time I hunted the Tobi-Kadachi, it ignored me. An enormous gliding quadruped, feared and prized for its bioelectrical plumage, it is…
Dream on the Screen | Paratopic
“What’s that Can’t tell Hand-held dream Shot in hell” —Death Grips, I’ve Seen Footage “A sense of the eerie seldom clings to enclosed…
Hyrule’s Hegemony | The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo’s acclaimed roleplaying game, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, introduces you to its backstory through song. Stumbling upon a blue…
Rewilding | The Long Dark
No matter which region you choose to trek through in Hinterland’s survival game The Long Dark, the mountains are a constant. Their black…
Wire in the Blood | Nex Machina
“They decided our fate in microsecond: extermination.” — Kyle Reese, The Terminator “Nex Machina” is Latin for “death machine”, a title that seems…
The Familiar and the Forgotten | Anatomy
Most haunted houses are just vessels for whatever monster is haunting them. But in Kitty Horrorshow’s Anatomy, there are no serial killers or…
A Foreigner at Home | Persona 5
In February 2017, due to unforeseen circumstances, I ended up alone in an Airbnb in Shibuya for a bit over a week, an…
Panoptic Power | Dishonored: Death of the Outsider
“Visibility is a trap.” – Michel Foucault In his seminal work, Discipline and Punish, Michel Foucault illustrates how cities sought to contain outbreaks…
Hakoniwa Worlds | Super Mario Odyssey
Hakoniwa is a Japanese word referring to the intricate, miniature gardens created within a small, constrained space. In these boxed gardens, each diminutive…
