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The Last of Us – Review

August 13, 2020

The Last of Us has grounded gameplay and engrossing visuals, but everything involving its narrative go beyond the norm with immense character and heart.

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Doom Eternal – Review

April 17, 2020

Doom is like a bicycle with the training wheels taken off. Doom Eternal is like transitioning to a motorcycle—it’s faster, louder, and badass beyond belief.

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Doom is the first-person shooter genre distilled to an essence that’s mixed with and boiled in testosterone and adrenaline, concocting a true power fantasy that’s neither stupid nor childish, but one that invokes a cathartic chaos by assailing the senses.

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The Witcher and the Nature of Legends (LTN)

January 20, 2020

Legends are embellished, twisted, and even dishonest about the people they venerate. Netflix’s The Witcher shows how, even still, we need them all the same.

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Death Stranding and the Divine Ritual of Rest (LTN)

January 18, 2020

Hideo Kojima’s Death Stranding is a clarion call for the need of making self-care an intentional practice in a world of ever-increasing workaholism.

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Revenge of the Sith and Cold Love (LTN)

December 6, 2019

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith illustrates the danger of moralizing without love and why the best of us can fall so far without it.

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Untitled Goose Game and Schadenfreude (LTN)

November 4, 2019

We exhibit glee at the silly mistakes and misfortune of others, but how much is too much? Untitled Goose Game prompts reflection upon our love of mischief.

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Why Do Furries Matter? – Part 2 (LTN)

October 11, 2019

Furry characters exist as the stylized versions of their creators’ best selves, who share their love and creativity through fursuiting and conventions.