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Harry Potter and the Decade We Spent Playing Him Instead of Reading About Him
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Harry Potter and the Decade We Spent Playing Him Instead of Reading About Him

By Adam

For ten years, an entire generation didn't just read about Harry Potter or watch him on screen. They walked him…

Game Reflections

Papers, Please and the Quiet Horror of Becoming Complicit

There is a particular kind of dread that Papers, Please manufactures out of almost nothing:…

Essays

The Psychology of New Game Plus: Why We Replay Games We’ve Already Beaten

You already know how the story ends. You know which door hides an ambush and…

Essays

Why Fast Travel Quietly Changed How We Experience Game Worlds

Open a map in almost any modern open-world game and you'll find it covered in…

Essays

Why Boss Fights Still Work in an Era of Endless Content

Open-world games keep getting bigger. Live-service titles keep adding more maps, more loot tiers, more…

The Quiet Death of the Single-Player Ending
News With Perspective

The Quiet Death of the Single-Player Ending

Why "AI Companions" in Games Are Really About Us
News With Perspective

Why “AI Companions” in Games Are Really About Us

Outer Wilds and the Beauty of Knowing the End Is Coming
Game Reflections

Outer Wilds and the Beauty of Knowing the End Is Coming

2B and What NieR Asks About Meaning Without Memory
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2B and What NieR Asks About Meaning Without Memory

Journey and the Quiet Grief of Playing With a Stranger
Game Reflections

Journey and the Quiet Grief of Playing With a Stranger

The Quiet Art of the Save Point
Game Reflections

The Quiet Art of the Save Point

Why We Keep Returning to Games We've Already Beaten
Game Reflections

Why We Keep Returning to Games We’ve Already Beaten

What Inside Never Explains, and Why That Works
Game Reflections

What Inside Never Explains, and Why That Works

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