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The Tragedy of The Witcher 2

Posted on 07/22/2016 by kunzelman

Spoilers for The Witcher games. I’ve been playing through The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings very slowly over the past few weeks, and during my time playing through the game I am continually struck by how the series sets you up for a long-term … Continue reading →

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Indie and AAA and a Complex Relationship

Posted on 11/05/2013 by kunzelman

I have some feelings about a recent sentiment expressed by Patrick Lindsay on twitter. He told me that I could quote him here, so I’m going to for brevity’s sake: https://twitter.com/HanFreakinSolo/status/397743576282841088 I want to be clear here that I like … Continue reading →

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Why is Grand Theft Auto V So Conservative?

Posted on 09/20/2013 by kunzelman

This post doesn’t have any spoilers that I am aware of. I. I’ve played something like ten hours of Grand Theft Auto V and while I don’t feel like I have a good read on the structure of the game, where it … Continue reading →

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Shaviro’s Redux of The Cinematic Body

Posted on 07/29/2013 by kunzelman

It’s rare for academics who work in the realm of critical theory, or poststructuralist theory, or other such things in the humanities, even to polemicize against cognitivism: either because they are naively unaware of its institutional power, or because they … Continue reading →

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