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Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter – A Book Review
Critical Responses / Recent Posts Posted on: June 23, 2010May 12, 2025

Extra Lives: Why Video Games Matter – A Book Review

I haven’t done video game reviews on this site. I also don’t intend to. I have only done video game critiques or criticism. The name in the top banner should […]

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Recent Posts / Thoughts Posted on: June 22, 2010May 4, 2025

What I got from E3

I know it’s kind of pointless to write anything on E3, especially after this pretty much summarizes the whole thing, but it’s my blog and I want to. inception on […]

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The Morality of inFamous
Game Essays / Recent Posts Posted on: June 19, 2010May 4, 2025

The Morality of inFamous

Probably the most talked about part of inFamous is the moral choice mechanic. The idea is to split the choice between good and evil options, which can be interesting, but […]

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The Propaganda of inFamous
Game Essays / Recent Posts Posted on: June 18, 2010May 4, 2025

The Propaganda of inFamous

(*minor spoilers*) While the story of inFamous is told through the standard methods of cutscenes, found messages and calls from allies and mission handlers, it adds aftermath commentary. In the […]

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The Milieu of inFamous
Game Essays / Recent Posts Posted on: June 14, 2010May 4, 2025

The Milieu of inFamous

I would place the introduction of inFamous as one of the better opening levels in open world gaming. I say this because it sets the stage to not just for […]

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