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Let's Play a Love Game: Love Across the Fourth Wall

Let’s Play a Love Game: Love Across the Fourth Wall

February 28, 2023 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline breaks walls and wins hearts.

Live Your Own Way: What Running a Hostess Club in Yakuza 0 Can Teach Us About Life Under Capitalism

Live Your Own Way: What Running a Hostess Club in Yakuza 0 Can Teach Us About Life Under Capitalism

February 7, 2023 · by Harry Mackin · in As Zelda's Waiting, Columns

Harry Mackin goes a little crazy in the process.

Racing Line: Road Warrior

Racing Line: Road Warrior

January 26, 2023 · by Miguel Penabella · in Columns, Racing Line

Miguel Penabella battles for first place.

Let's Play a Love Game: 'Slow Damage' and the Artist's Palette

Let’s Play a Love Game: ‘Slow Damage’ and the Artist’s Palette

January 19, 2023 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline considers the tools of creation.

Let's Play a Love Game: 'Slow Damage' and the Intimacies of Violence

Let’s Play a Love Game: ‘Slow Damage’ and the Intimacies of Violence

December 15, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline gets close and personal with violence.

Let's Play a Love Game: The Devil's in the DMs

Let’s Play a Love Game: The Devil’s in the DMs

November 10, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline slides into the DMs.

Let's Play a Love Game: Love is (Not) a Choice

Let’s Play a Love Game: Love is (Not) a Choice

October 8, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline makes the only choice available.

Let's Play a Love Game: Cycles of hunger

Let’s Play a Love Game: Cycles of hunger

September 1, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline follows bread crumbs wherever they may lead.

Player select screen showing each of the four playable characters: a shadowy figure in yellow; a flame-haired djinn in red; a zombie in green; and a Frankenstein's monster in blue.

Let’s Play a Love Game: Depths (and Shallows) of Monstrosity

July 29, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline embraces the monster inside.

Link standing on a cliff, looking out over a forest

Breath of the Wild, My Neighbor Totoro, and the Miraculous Healing Power of the Korok

July 22, 2022 · by Harry Mackin · in As Zelda's Waiting, Columns

Harry Mackin sees the forest for the trees.

Front view of two cars in a competitive head-to-head positioning

Racing Line: The Bling Era

June 30, 2022 · by Miguel Penabella · in Columns, Racing Line

Miguel Penabella ups every rim size to 24”.

Etsuji appearing surprised

Let’s Play a Love Game: The problem with parody

June 28, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline ponders the limits of satire.

man with a revolver head walks into minimalist bar. 'time to score me some dick,' he says.

Let’s Play a Love Game: Loaded questions

May 24, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline ponders the violence of the body.

Two space ships, one white and one black, contrasted against the semi-blue void

Star-crossed love: Navigating confinement in Starfighter: Eclipse

April 14, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline finds love in a hopeless place.

Joseph reminiscing about 'The Margarita Zone'.

Let’s Play a Love Game: Adultery and empathy

March 11, 2022 · by Eric Cline · in Columns, Let's Play a Love Game

Eric Cline dreams of daddies and happily ever afters.

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