One of those Moments – Morlund and Aloy

Image is displaying a man, Kotallo, crouching in front of a woman, Aloy.

This post contains spoilers for Horizon Forbidden West. I am more or less rushing through Horizon Forbidden West because I enjoy it so much. The storytelling is sublime. I can't help but think that it is one of the strongest narrative games I have ever played. And there are moments. So many in fact that... Continue Reading →

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Gaming Culture Confuses Me

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Here’s a thing I will never understand with gaming culture. I don’t understand why we have to wholeheartedly throw ourselves over a game and praise all aspects of it. At some point we have to be able to say “I loved this part, this expression, but I didn’t like that part.” Doing that, both in... Continue Reading →

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Ethics as a first resort

an image showing two controllers, and superimposed the icon of feminism, a closed fist in a symbol for woman.

I'm sort of surprised that we don't speak more about ethics in game development. I know there are pockets of discussion here and there, but not to the level I have been expecting. Perhaps it's because I'm trying to follow more accessibility focused individuals, perhaps it's because I'm naïve and trusting (there's definitely a part... Continue Reading →

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One of those moments – Basim opens up

This post can possibly contain spoilers. Be warned.       When completing the arc in Cent, Valhalla offers a rare and quiet moment to talk to Basim. Basim turns out to be human, after all, but that's not really what gets me in this interaction. It's Eivor. Eivor shares a couple of things with... Continue Reading →

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