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 (2016) – Review
March 17, 2020
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.
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Control is an Encouraging Love Letter to Gamers (LTN)
September 23, 2019
Remedy’s newest game, Control, masterfully celebrates both playing video games and those who play them.
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Meditation as Prayer in Star Wars (LTN)
July 8, 2019
In Star Wars, Qui-Gon Jinn’s relationship to the Force can tell us how a selfless, meditative approach to prayer can deepen one’s closeness to God.
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