Category: Not A Review

• Zelda Breath of Time: Preparing for a Critique of Tears of the Kingdom

  

  Spoiler: do not expect a consumer product report of Tears of the Kingdom.

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  April 30, 2023

  Guerilla Criticism, Method, Not A Review

  Bonnie Ruberg, Fred Moten, Henry Jenkins, Patrick Klepek, Stefano Harney, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, The Undercommons

• Some Thought’s on Nintendo’s Wave Race: Blue Storm

  

  Wave Race: Blue Storm is a sleek racing game bogged down by complexity and added systems. It has all the trappings that come with technically demanding gameplay and state-of-the-art water simulation.

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  February 2, 2023

  Not A Review, Revisiting the GameCube

  Color Math, Digital Foundry, GameCube, John Linneman, Jos Stam, Nintendo, NST, Super Mario World, Wace Race 64, Water Graphics, Water Simulation, Wave Race, Wave Race: Blue Strom

• Some Thoughts on Nintendo’s Pikmin: A Brutally Cute Strategy Adventure

  

  Pikmin it is the ultimate wargame. It manages to create a disturbing contrast present throughout the whole experience with its mix of cuteness and brutality that dictate the natural world depicted.

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  December 27, 2022

  Not A Review, Revisiting the GameCube

  Bright Dystopia, GameCube, Kawaii, Nintendo, Pikmin, Zen

• Some Thoughts on Sega’s Crazy Taxi: Still Crazy After All these Years!

  

  Sega’s Crazy Taxi celebrates the dignity of a working-class job.

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  August 24, 2022

  Not A Review, Revisiting the GameCube

  Burnout, Crazy Taxi, Design, GameCube, Sega, Working Class

• Is It a Profound Waste of Time? Thoughts on Issue One of a Magazine Inspired by Video Games

  

  The magazine A Profound Waste of Time (APWOT), subtitled “inspired by video games” caught my attention during its Kickstarter campaign in 2016. Its title illustrates a dilemma that many serious lovers of video games experience. I knew that I had to read and write about APWOT.

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  August 10, 2022

  A Profound Waste of Time, Not A Review

  2046 Read Only Memories, A Profound Waste of Time, Adrian Piper, APWOT, Final Fantasy XV, Game Studies, Indie Games, Kickstarter, Nintendo, Sega, Video Games

• Some Thoughts on Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

  

  Breeze gameplay aside from the 2D side-scrolling world of Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising feels like a pillow fort designed by adults that have not forgotten what is like to have wonder.

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  July 5, 2022

  Not A Review

  Eiyuden Chronicle, JRPG, Suikoden