Gameplay vs. Story in Gaming Narratives
What do we mean when we talk about a game’s story? Most of us would categorize “gameplay” as the specific actions the player commits during the game. While things get hazy when dealing with predetermined…
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Five Awesomely Quirky (Yet Sometimes Sad) Indie Films
I am one of those people who think that sadness is sometimes okay. It is a mood, just like any other, and should be allowed to exist in us, just like any other mood. We…
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The Five Nephalem of Diablo 3
That’s right, it’s a DOUBLE STACK of pictures, because the awesomeness just couldn’t be contained below the jump. I realize that I’m one of the only people that was a pretty big fan of Diablo…
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An Official Alternate Ending for Breaking Bad
When I first saw this, I thought it was going to be some sort of fan recut to bring the popular “Heisenberg quits the business and starts over in a new life as Hal from…
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Wow, Such Okami Doge
In no way can I properly explain the recent “Doge” meme which started with this picture and spiraled out of control from there with sentence fragments and adjectives I don’t understand. So if you’re in…
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The Walking Dead Review: “Live Bait”
Well that was unexpected. I certainly knew that the Governor would be back at some point on The Walking Dead, given his rather unceremonious exit from the show last year. But I thought he’d come…
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The Jackie Brown Effect: How Do You Follow the Unfollowable?
by Adam Douglas Always go out with a bang. When you’re learning the dos and don’ts and ins and outs of creative writing, one piece of advice always seems to rise to the top no…
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The Expensive Freedom of Buying a Console for the First Time
The launch of the PS4 marks the first time I bought a console with my own money. Prior to that, my parents were the one who bought my consoles and games. I certainly had a…
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The Complete Chronicles of Batkid
In case you were living under a rock for the past few days, you probably heard about Batkid. His name is Miles Scott. He’s five. He has leukemia. He went to the good folks at…