Category Archives: Video Games

Emily Short’s Bibliography of Interactive Fiction

Posted on 04/04/2016 by kunzelman

Emily Short has put together an amazing bibliography around interactive fiction. I can’t think of anyone more qualified to speak to the broad world of IF, and working through this completely would take me a very long time. It’s an … Continue reading →

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Liz England’s GDC Wrapup

Posted on 03/24/2016 by kunzelman

Liz England wrote a blog post about what she did at GDC. You should go read it.

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Shadows Over Innistrad Preview at Paste

Posted on 03/23/2016 by kunzelman

Earlier today an piece went up where I nerded out about the vampires of Magic: The Gathering as a way of talking about some of the cool new cards in the cool new set Shadows Over Innistrad. Check it out.

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Let’s Play: Heavy Rain

Posted on 03/21/2016 by kunzelman

We recently finished our let’s play of the magical game Heavy Rain, and if you would like to watch all 19 episodes of that please go here. I think it’s an interesting game if only for the way that it fails, … Continue reading →

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Appearance on A Momentary Pause

Posted on 03/17/2016 by kunzelman

I was recently on Kevin King’s podcast A Momentary Pause to talk about my game “The Old Man and the Sea.” You can listen to my appearance here. Kevin is a great person, and he asks really wonderful, specific questions. The back catalog … Continue reading →

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Appearance on Abnormal Mapping

Posted on 03/15/2016 by kunzelman

I was recently on Abnormal Mapping to talk about Metal Gear Solid 3 and the weird world of Hideo Kojima. I had a great time, and it’s an excellent podcast. Check it out here.

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A Firewatch Reader

Posted on 03/09/2016 by kunzelman

I think Firewatch is a neat game, and I like reading about games that I think are neat. Like I did with Bioshock: Infinite, I’m going to create a list of writing about Firewatch that I find interesting. This list is not exhaustive, nor does … Continue reading →

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Far Cry Primal Essay at Paste

Posted on 03/08/2016 by kunzelman

When we write about the past we’re always writing about the present. That writing can take a personal tone, showing how a person got to the place that they are through the person that they’ve been. Ben Carson stabs a … Continue reading →

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On Firewatch (2016)

Posted on 03/07/2016 by kunzelman

1. When I finally, after weeks of not being able to get to it, launched Firewatch, I was struck by how beautiful it was. One hundred and fifty Ubisoft hands can’t make a European capital city, with its iconographic shortcuts to … Continue reading →

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Let’s Play Cities: Skylines – Friendship Village

Posted on 03/04/2016 by kunzelman

I recently finished my first series of videos about Cities: Skylines. I built a really great place called Friendship Village, and I took it from turnpike to minor berg. It’s a fun little series of videos, and I hope that you like … Continue reading →

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