Review
Sunless Sea is Heart of Darkness as written by H.P. Lovecraft
A chronicle of tragedies on the high seas.
Josiah Harrist
Emergents
The pitch-black plaguescapes of Orihaus
Where Riven, witchhouse, and architecture meet.
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The Wolf Among Us’s finale feels surprisingly real-life for a comicbook
Whose fantasy is this?
Review
The Wolf Among Us staggers toward its climax in Episode 4
Contains the phrase “philanthropomorphy”
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Wayward Souls will eat you alive
As brutal as Super Hexagon, as cute as Jetpack Joyride.
Review
A Crooked Mile proves that The Wolf Among Us still has bite
Telltale plumbs the depths. (It’s sort of what they do.)
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The Wolf Among Us falters in episode two
Smoke and mirrors is right.
Review
With The Wolf Among Us, Telltale takes a turn for the nihilistic
Ah, the pain of nostalgia.
Essay
What Can Our Smartphones Say to Stilt Houses?
The games Josiah Harrist played in the Third World reminded him of the Mario and zombies of his home. But will the fantasies of videogames outlive the technology that outlines them?
Review
Can a Videogame Give You Closure?
Tyler Glaiel’s Flash hit has blossomed into a much moodier and complicated appraisal of human existence in its PlayStation Network debut. We take a closer look at Closure and how a lot of darkness can bring a lot to light.
Essay
A Low End Theory
Wondering why so many games send us through hell? Look on the bright side.
Essay
Infected Zones
The little-known Russian videogame Pathologic offers a harrowing apology for environmental abuse, and asks some difficult questions about how we relate to the world.