Category Archives: Video Games

On Dear Esther

Posted on 02/20/2012 by kunzelman

THERE ARE SPOILERS FOR DEAR ESTHER IN THIS POST. (This is me from the future. I have made another post about this game, and I basically changed everything I thought in point #1 below. Check it out.) As faithful readers will … Continue reading →

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Some preliminary Dear Esther remarks

Posted on 01/28/2012 by kunzelman

I am excited about Dear Esther coming out next month. It will be a day one purchase for me, and there aren’t a lot of games that hold that kind of weight for me. So this is the trailer for … Continue reading →

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Kids Like Angry Birds

Posted on 01/15/2012 by kunzelman

This might seem really obvious, and while I have some sad things to say at the bottom of the post, I want to try to be positive up here. This is an article written by a teacher in Canada. The … Continue reading →

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Pigs Playing Games

Posted on 01/12/2012 by kunzelman

There is a game that human beings can play with pigs.  (Thanks to Scu for sending me the link.) So let’s get a few basic things out of the way: 1. I think that humans and animals playing games together is amazing. 2. … Continue reading →

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On Suikoden

Posted on 07/29/2011 by kunzelman

I played Suikoden for a really simple reason: I bought an old Mac Mini that can barely do anything, but it can emulate games. When I realized this, I thought, “Hey, that’s cool, I’ll go back and play all the … Continue reading →

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On Kill Screen #4: The Public Play Issue

Posted on 07/28/2011 by kunzelman

As you should know, I love Kill Screen Magazine. I pay a fairly high subscription cost for thoughtful magazine about video games, and I am always happy when it comes in the mail. You can see my review of issue … Continue reading →

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On Kill Screen #3: The Intimacy Issue

Posted on 04/06/2011 by kunzelman

I like Kill Screen. It is a magazine that pushes all my buttons in a lot of different ways. On face, it’s a small-sized print magazine about video games. But it’s so much more than that, at least for me. … Continue reading →

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On Little Big Planet 2

Posted on 01/30/2011 by kunzelman

There are not very many things that get me on this blog anymore, but Little Big Planet 2 has set off some kind of crazy thoughtengine in my brain, and I can’t stop thinking about it. I am about to … Continue reading →

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On Minecraft

Posted on 01/06/2011 by kunzelman

(click images to make them screen-sized, forgive my toolbar) I am smitten with Minecraft. I can’t stop playing it. I am addicted in a way that feels good—like people are “addicted” to watching sports. You just want to do it, … Continue reading →

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