The Computer and the Orient | Assassin’s Creed: Revelations
Computers are arcane cultural objects. We may use them for utilitarian purposes and become familiar with them over time, but the full implications…
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…
The Forgetting Game | Kentucky Route Zero
“Hope is not a youth movement, but buries its young in the tide.” —A. Maxwell, Candor is the Brightest Shield “We claim these…
Corporate Space | Tacoma
Home is often a place of closeness and familiarity. Yet in 2013’s first person exploration game Gone Home, you return to your family…
The Empty Lot | Yakuza Zero
Kabukichō, Tokyo is routinely referred to as the city’s red-light district; a violent, debauched place that lures tourists and locals alike, though that…