Warning: very mild spoilers (demo, tutorial, general description of plot) for the game CrossCode. If you have not played the game before, there is a demo available both online at the game’s official webpage and through steam which I highly recommend trying out. It will let you play the first twenty minutes or so of…
Choose Your Own Adventure titles are not a new concept. These types of games have whole catalogs and subgenres with devoted players who grind to uncover every possible ending. People appear to enjoy choosing their own paths and different decisions. This whole topic has reminded me of a few past (maybe, kinda, sorta related) experiences.…
During Tuesday’s ENGL378P lecture as the class was discussing the nature of Papers, Please, Dr. P. asked the following question: “Is Papers, Please a game that’s made to be won or a game that’s made to be lost?” Her question floored me. On its face, it seems so simple, posing a binary query, but truly…
The Moral Dilemma Experienced Playing “Papers, Please” Only having briefly watched a streamer play “Papers, Please,” and then immediately forgetting the play-through, this is the first time I experienced the game firsthand. I remember recognizing the title in the syllabus and looking forward to playing it. After the first few days within the context of…
Lately, I’ve been playing Metroid Prime Remastered, and I have some conflicting feelings about its more old-school game mechanics. As I understand it, the remaster has improved texture qualities, frame rate and lighting from the original 2002 GameCube version, and it has included some additional control options, but has left core gameplay unchanged. I think…
I have been a fan of Paper’s Please for many years. I believe it is a beautifully made game. One of the many aspects I enjoy about this game is the element of choice, and how it forces the player to make hard ethical decisions. There is not necessarily a “right” or “wrong” answer for…
Does play require purpose? By: Nicole Kulick I have started to play Little Inferno, and thus far I have found that this is a game which does not involve much chaos or action. You are simply supposed to buy different objects, burn them, collect the coins, and the cycle continues. You also get to open…
Disclaimer that I’m going to be talking about the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Nothing too in-depth, just how it relates to Atomic Heart. Also spoilers for Atomic Heart Atomic Heart is a first-person shooter released February 21, 2023, developed by Mundfish. The plot really boils down to, in an alternate timeline following WWII, the USSR…
Warning: Mild spoilers and discussion of the game’s mechanics. Playing Papers Please before reading is advised. ——————————————————————————————————— My first playthrough in Papers Please didn’t end well at all. I went just five dollars into debt and suddenly I, along with my in-game family, were given the full treatment of a dystopian nightmare. After that, I…
I was a bit blasé about Twine yesterday when Dr. P. was explaining its various mechanics. My attention was admittedly elsewhere when she was describing the differences between the various story formats; why Harlowe is different from Paperthin, which is different from Snowman, which is also different from SugarCube. Perhaps that is why is scoffed…
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