Ok, so I’m writing this with reference mainly to Little Nightmares, but it’s also worth having the discussion about games in general – since games are pretty unique when it comes to how to think about the ‘canon’ of the story. Continue reading “Video Games and Canon”
It’s Not Length We’re Looking For
Make your jokes now, people. I’ll give you a moment.
I’m admittedly a little biased on this one. I come from the fantasy genre (which hardly needs re-stating by this point but years of English essays drilled this stuff into me, so bear with me), so my genre has a long tradition with epics. Continue reading “It’s Not Length We’re Looking For”
Video Games and the Final Third Problem
I’ve been playing some video games recently. Mostly they’ve been online games (since I actually have a group I like to play with now, I’ve been playing an MMO, which I thought I’d never actually do), but I’ve been diving back into one of the games that has given me a lot of joy over the years: The Bioshock series. Continue reading “Video Games and the Final Third Problem”
Whimsy and Metaphor 