[Originally posted on PopMatters] Even accounting for the nostalgia bias and the changing trends since Final Fantasy VII’s release in 1997, Cloud Strife is still an exceptionally multifaceted character. Of course, there is no one true measure of quality of characters (in games or otherwise) but at the very least, Cloud is one of the … Continue reading A Profile of Cloud Strife
[Originally posted on PopMatters] Nothing is out of bounds creatively; a good work of art can be about anything if it’s done right. At least, that seems to be the approach that Eiconic Games took with Mercury Hg, a musical puzzle-platformer based around the periodic table. The premise, however, is more intriguing than the execution … Continue reading Review: Murcury Hg
[Originally posted in PopMatters] According to the romantics, imagination is the means of crossing into the spiritual and returning with a message of Truth. The poet, Percy Bysshe Shelley writes that: “Reason is to Imagination as the instrument to the agent . . . the shadow to the substance.” For the romantics, poetry (defined usually … Continue reading “The Shadow to the Substance”: Romanticism in Dragon Age
[Originally posted on PopMatters] Since his debut in 1992, Kirby has been one of Nintendo’s most reliable cash cows. Kirby has always churned out a decent platformer every few years, even if his heroics lack the fanfare that comes with every Mario and Zelda release. Still, the little pink ball is easy on even the … Continue reading Review: Kirby: Mass Attack
[Originally posted on PopMatters] If there’s a genre of game that PC gamers can expect to secure their future in an increasingly console heavy market, it’s the RTS. Real-time strategies require more finesse and complexity than a controller can provide and they require a patience and skill that no console game can match. Given how … Continue reading Review: Sengoku
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