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Tag Archives: art
On Alan Wake
I spent most of my time with Alan Wake controlling Alan Wake and saying “Alan, wake up” in a silly voice under my breath. For some reason, I think that’s how the game should be played. Alan Wake in short sentences: I … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged alan wake, art, horror, narrative, time, video games
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On Game Centered Criticism
So I woke up yesterday morning and did some work and then read Twitter. There were some tweets that Patricia Hernandez made about games and games criticism. So I wrote some tweets and she responded to them and we had … Continue reading
Posted in Video Games
Tagged art, brendan keogh, criticism, darius kazemi, patricia hernandez, video games
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A Diagram of Principles
So the Institute of Critical Animal Studies released their new diagram of ten principles. I am reproducing it below. It got me thinking. I thought a lot. I thought so much. And then I made my own. I present to … Continue reading
On Final Fantasy VIII
1. Lets get the boring stuff out of the way. Final Fantasy VIII is often derided as being the worst Final Fantasy game of the PSX era. As this very whatever article on Edge puts it: “The standard line on the trio of PlayStation … Continue reading
Posted in Final Fantasy, Video Games
Tagged art, final fantasy, final fantasy 8, photography, video games
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Return to Skyrim: Whiterun and a Dragon’s Death
Posted in Return to Skyrim
Tagged art, photography, skyrim, video games
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Return To Skyrim: Communing With A Chicken in Riverwood
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Tagged art, chicken, photography, skyrim
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On Black Hole
WARNING: This post probably isn’t work safe or mind safe. There is some body horror and some straight-up violence. What is Black Hole about? I’ll just let Burns explain. Right. Black Hole is about a disease that affects teenagers, and about the lives of … Continue reading
Return to Skyrim: Opening Through Bleak Falls Barrow
I am replaying Skyrim. I am taking screenshots as I go. I’m trying to document it in the same way that a war photographer would. I’m certainly not pretending that the character is me. Instead, I follow her. I guide … Continue reading
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Tagged art, photography, skyrim
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Supplement to Black Hole
I just finished Charles Burns’ Black Hole. It is brilliant, and I am working on a longer post about the comic. But, in a circular move, I am posting this supplement to the comic first. One of the story conceits of … Continue reading
Dishonored is a Game About Standing A Reasonable Distance From Other People
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Tagged art, dishonored, photography, video games
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