Video Game Review
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Journey
There are various ways of controlling anxiety or stress: sitting down with a good book, taking a walk outside, or even enjoying a cup of…
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VA-11 Hall-A: Through the Broken Glass
Playing the bar-tending simulator VA-11 Hall-A was like looking into a shattered mirror. Every time I booted up the game I noticed the way its…
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Surviving Humanity in Subnautica
Like most survival video-games, Subnautica’s main premise is straightforward: you have crash-landed your spaceship on an alien planet. You have naught but your wits and…
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How Dark Souls Taught Me to Close-Read
Like any English undergrad, I’ve been lectured on the concept of close-reading by nearly every professor I’ve encountered. During discussions of how to find…
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Anybody Can Be a Hero
“Heroes never die!” – Mercy Released in May 2016 by Blizzard Entertainment, Overwatch is a team-based first-person shooter (FPS) that has quickly taken centre-stage in…
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A Love Letter To Dragon Age: Inquisition
2014 was a good year for dragons— and dragon-themed games. Dragon Age: Inquisition, the third instalment of Bioware’s well-received Dragon Age series, made a name…
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Hack the World with the Touch of a Button: A Critique of Watch Dogs
Have you ever wanted to change the traffic lights from red to green whenever you reached an intersection? Do you ever feel low on cash…
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Chain Saws and Jump-Scares: A Peek Inside The Evil Within
With all the amazing games that came out this year, there was one highly anticipated horror that combined strategic thinking, conservative survival, and jump-scares galore.…
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Objects in Your Mind May be Larger Than They Appear: In Praise of a Psychic Adventure
Have you ever wondered what the inside of your friend’s mind looks like? How about your enemy’s? We all see the world differently, but what…
The Spectatorial 