Author Archives: kunzelman

Let’s Play Rollercoaster Tycoon – Bumbly Beach

Posted on 02/05/2016 by kunzelman

This was the level that I was super excited about playing through in my Let’s Play of Rollercoaster Tycoon. I love the spatial setting of the entire thing–it is right in the middle of some rowhouses and a beach. It’s something … Continue reading →

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Gamestop Publishes A Game, Is Not A Publisher

Posted on 02/05/2016 by kunzelman

“We are not attempting to be publishers here,” he told MCV. “We are simply taking a great opportunity to collaborate in a non-traditional way, and trust that the combination of all these great ingredients we have put in make for … Continue reading →

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Animals, Drones, and the Police

Posted on 02/03/2016 by kunzelman

We love when animals destroy drones. The compilation videos and their buzzf’diggification on Facebook has drawn together a very clear contemporary fascination with watching animals of all kinds destroy the most annoying objects of modern life. Animals fighting with flying … Continue reading →

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Hauntology and Extinction: The Case of Some Weird Bugs

Posted on 02/02/2016 by kunzelman

NPR posted a story a little while back about these giant insects that went extinct except for a few surviving members that lived under a bush on a giant rock outcropping in the ocean. It sounds like something out of … Continue reading →

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Player/Knowledge – Myst, Characters, and Environment

Posted on 02/01/2016 by kunzelman

Everyone has been stumbling over themselves to compare The Witness to Myst and so I made a video in order to get to the root of how I think Myst functions.

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A Universal Critique of All Games

Posted on 01/30/2016 by kunzelman

ok, let's see some shit. — BooDoo (@BooDooPerson) January 30, 2016

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A Magic Ad From 1997

Posted on 01/29/2016 by kunzelman

I have nothing to say about this wonderful Magic: The Gathering ad other than it is perfect in all ways. “Like the magic of life, you can’t win if you don’t play.”

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Andrew Pilsch on Pour-Over Coffee

Posted on 01/28/2016 by kunzelman

To choose pour-over coffee instead of Keurig, then, isn’t entirely a choice of human craft over machine labor. It’s more an issue of priorities—craft depends on processes that are beholden to people, creating an intimate relationship in which the human … Continue reading →

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On The Last Door: Season 1

Posted on 01/27/2016 by kunzelman

The Last Door is a strange little point and click horror game that is (I believe) going to stretch over two seasons. It has a lot to love in it, and it has a familiar aesthetic for anyone who has played … Continue reading →

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Left 4 Dead 2, 7 Years On

Posted on 01/26/2016 by kunzelman

John Walker’s original review of Left 4 Dead 2 goes hard for talking about what that game does that other games don’t. He flags it as being a brand-new experience that does something completely unique, and reading it these many years later … Continue reading →

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