List: Video Game Essays | Curated by Lady Horatia

Dec 27, 2024
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Video Game EssaysAll my essays about video games or gaming. 
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Join a Union, Now!Enough with the layoffs in the video game industry
May 20, 2024
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‘Scorn’ and the Nature of Rebirth‘Scorn’ is about decay, symbiosis, parasites, and especially  rebirth
Sep 25, 2024
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Sep 25, 2024
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‘Control’ and the Nature of the BureauWhat do we find when we enter the Bureau? What even is the Bureau?
Aug 15, 2024
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Why IGN Bought Gamer Network: The Problem with GrowthThere is a fundamental problem with capitalism’s obsession with growth
Jun 19, 2024
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Jun 19, 2024
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‘Sid Meier’s: Civilization VI’ and Trying to Make a Better WorldIs it possible to make a better world? And what can ‘Civilization VI’ tell us about that?
May 10, 2024
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‘Sekiro’ vs ‘Death Stranding’: Altruism as a Game Mechanic‘Sekiro’ is about the wolf, ‘Death Stranding’ is about altruism
Feb 27, 2024
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‘Starfield’ and the Hidden Boogeyman‘Starfield’ gives capitalism an infinite universe to exploit
Jan 31, 2024
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Jan 31, 2024
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What is the Lore of ‘Dorfromantik’?By playing Dorfromantik we bring into being the romantic and the beautiful
Jan 1, 2024
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Jan 1, 2024
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The Beauty of Assassin’s CreedAssassin’s Creed games are beautiful gamified representations of the past
Mar 18, 2023
Mar 18, 2023
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So What About Disco Elysium?Disco Elysium is a complex multi-layered game with a lot of meaning embedded within.
Nov 28, 2022
Nov 28, 2022
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Gaming Criticism Needs to EvolveGame critics are seen as a farce
Nov 26, 2022
Nov 26, 2022
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Kentucky Route Zero: Art as Craft and Craft as ArtKentucky Route Zero is a game you should play
Nov 3, 2022
Nov 3, 2022