“What’s your name?” That simple question sets the scene for Capcom’s stunning new 3rd person, action-adventure game, Remember Me. Set in Neo-Paris, 2084, you play as Nillin, a memory hunter who had her memories wiped by the corporation Memorize. In this dystopian world, science has found a way to allow […]
Jennifer Justice
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The best part about being a gamer is community. As nerds, we love the things we do. We are passionate about our games, the characters, and the time we devote. Even with single-player, remote games, we devote hours to creating walkthroughs and lets plays so that we can share what […]
Google “female avatar videogames” this week, and your search results will be full of articles about Ubisoft and their decision not to include female player-characters because it would “double the work.” There’s plenty that’s been said about the situation, both in their defense and not, but while I have plenty […]
We obsess over bodies. We judge them, modify them, examine them, and use them and we spend extraordinary amounts of energy trying to control them…whether they belong to us or to others. It’s not all about visuals, either. Social, professional, and political policies constantly circle around bodies and control; from […]
“Listen very carefully, and you might just survive.” Whimsy and intensity are skillfully intertwined in Big Robot’s new survival game, Sir, You Are Being Hunted. From the moment the opening cinematic takes over the screen, a mellow, warm voice with a British accent politely informs you that something has gone […]
Final Fantasy VII was my first RPG. At twelve, the most complex storyline I’d followed while gaming was Mario (and dag nabit if that princess wasn’t always in another castle), so I fell in love watching my soon-to-be older step-brother as he taught me how to navigate the rich narrative […]