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

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…

Celeste, the Mountain, and What Climbing Really Costs
Game Reflections

Celeste, the Mountain, and What Climbing Really Costs

Booker DeWitt and the Debt That Follows You Across Every Version of Yourself
Characters

Booker DeWitt and the Debt That Follows You Across Every Version of Yourself

Aloy and the Burden of Being Someone Else's Second Chance
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Aloy and the Burden of Being Someone Else’s Second Chance

Remakes, Remasters, and the Industry's Memory Problem
News With Perspective

Remakes, Remasters, and the Industry’s Memory Problem

What Firewatch Taught Me About Running Away (Not Actually Escaping)
Game Reflections

What Firewatch Taught Me About Running Away (Not Actually Escaping)

Arthur Morgan and the Weight of a Life Spent Following Orders
Characters

Arthur Morgan and the Weight of a Life Spent Following Orders

Alan Wake and the Danger of Writing Your Way Out
Characters

Alan Wake and the Danger of Writing Your Way Out

What Hades Taught Me About Failing Forward (Not Failing Better)
Game Reflections

What Hades Taught Me About Failing Forward (Not Failing Better)

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