Content Warning: This post details sensitive and controversial topics that occur in Doki Doki Literature Club! It also contains plot and character spoilers. In my last post I went into detail on the unconventional gameplay of Team Salvato’s visual novel Doki Doki Literature Club!, while also mentioning the unexpected disclaimer that appears upon […]
mental health
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The issue of mental illness in games has been an important topic in the games community for the past few years, though it has yet to really breach the world of game studies in academia. Here at NYMG we have published two pieces dedicated to the issue, and have mentioned […]
Pokemon Go is a lot of things. It came out Wednesday and Sam and Alisha quickly pointed out the flaws in the representation provided by the game, with good reason. In a game that was slated to let “us,” the player, be in the Pokemon world, and be the very best, […]
I am going to start this with the simple fact that I have not actually been diagnosed with generalized anxiety disorder. by a professional. Nor have I been diagnosed with social anxiety. I have many of the symptoms, however, down to the panic attacks, and if I could get over […]
Episode 106: This Ashly Burch Interview Is Strange (Right click and save as to download, or find us on iTunes or Stitcher). Or maybe it’s just awesome! Who knows, really? What we do know is this: we talked Life Is Strange, Adventure Time, voice acting, writing, mental illness, and we even got to […]