[Originally posted on PopMatters] Leene’s bell chimes three times from the town square and a teenage adventurer is awakened by his mother, a cadet at Skyloft’s knight academy throws together his belongings and dashes to his practicum, a busty archeologist hones her skills on an obstacle course in the gardens while her gremlin of a … Continue reading Where the Heart Is: The Use of Home in Videogames
Last week on The Border House, I gave a fairly detailed but non-spoilery overview on The Longest Journey and its sequel, Dreamfall (“The Longest Journey and Dreamfall.” Feb 22 2013.). Both games feature remarkable characters in a fairly interesting world and there were some things I didn’t get a chance to unpack in the article that … Continue reading More on the Character’s from Dreamfall
[Originally posted on The Border House] Writing about the game that gave this site its name feels a bit like smugly opening a discussion about science fiction with “Did you know that Blade Runner is kind of a big deal?” But with creator Ragnar Tørnquist’s new studio succeeding in their kickstarter campaign to continue the … Continue reading The Longest Journey and Dreamfall
