So: Dragon's Crown. It's come back into my life recently, as I have been playing it on my Vita (it's a surprisingly good fit for that system). Also spoilers, despite all its art style problems I thoroughly enjoy Dragon's Crown, as it's an exceedingly well-crafted and satisfying brawler. It also came up in this editorial about an… Continue reading Please Don’t Touch Me
Category: Games Criticism
Brofist Intimacy
Just this morning I said that I was pretty close to done when it came to talking about Final Fantasy XV, mostly because, quote: "It's like shouting at an incoming meteor with a megaphone asking it to politely turn around." That was maybe me being a little upset because I've had a trying morning in general,… Continue reading Brofist Intimacy
From Purgatory: Poison, Birdo, and Trans Character Discourse
So I was looking through my blog drafts folder and noticed a few blog posts that I never actually finished, but had started writing at some point. I don't have significant time to finish most of them, but since Twitter expressed some interest in seeing them, I figured I'd do my best to bring them… Continue reading From Purgatory: Poison, Birdo, and Trans Character Discourse
You Can’t Take It Off
Lately, I'm beginning to feel like a bit of a crank when it comes to LGBTQ issues in games. Specifically, I'm worried that I'm being too hard on people who are potential allies. And while I am vehemently against that as a critique coming from allies themselves ("you're not making any friends, you know") I… Continue reading You Can’t Take It Off
She’s Not That Into You
I want to talk about the part of Dragon Age: Inquisition that made me cry, or at the very least to tear up and force myself to not cry. There are a lot of narrative beats, a lot of moments, in DA:I. I am sure you might expect that this emotionally-impacting scene is one of many in… Continue reading She’s Not That Into You
Lewd-ology
So I've been doing everything in my power to... well, power through the end of Dragon Age: Inquisition, since I've already sunk 70 hours into it. With the sudden reversal of the games press's game-of-the-year sentiments, it seems like now is the time before my motivation evaporates. Probably the most widely-discussed critique of DA:I to make the… Continue reading Lewd-ology
Two of a Kind (Bayo-Sutra Verse 5)
["Bayo-Sutra" is a week-long series of short blog posts on Bayonetta that leave discussions of her body and sexuality behind, in the hope of finding more about this fascinating game series to discuss than one issue alone.] I want to close out this week-long project with a discussion of one of my favorite things from the Bayonetta series:… Continue reading Two of a Kind (Bayo-Sutra Verse 5)
Lights, Camera, Bayo (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 4)
["Bayo-Sutra" is a week-long series of short blog posts on Bayonetta that leave discussions of her body and sexuality behind, in the hope of finding more about this fascinating game series to discuss than one issue alone.] So I'm going to come close to breaking my own prohibition with this post, because the topic is going… Continue reading Lights, Camera, Bayo (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 4)
A Divine Comedy (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 3)
["Bayo-Sutra" is a week-long series of short blog posts on Bayonetta that leave discussions of her body and sexuality behind, in the hope of finding more about this fascinating game series to discuss than one issue alone.] So both the Devil May Cry games (which are Bayonetta's spiritual ancestor) and the Bayonetta games themselves take place in a world… Continue reading A Divine Comedy (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 3)
Let’s Dance, Boys (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 2)
["Bayo-Sutra" is a week-long series of short blog posts on Bayonetta that leave discussions of her body and sexuality behind, in the hope of finding more about this fascinating game series to discuss than one issue alone.] So if you've never played a Bayonetta game you probably don't know the extent to which music and dance are… Continue reading Let’s Dance, Boys (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 2)