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Author Archives: Eric Swain
Another Podcast, Another TWIVGB
It seems to be a theme for this year. I’ve done more on other people’s sites than I’ve done on my own. This continues to be true. Over a week ago I was invited to do the Chronoludic podcast with … Continue reading
Posted in External Sources, Recent Posts
Tagged Critical Distance, External Sources, Podcast, TWIVGB
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My Latest Work at Critical Distance
While I haven’t been updating my own blog much lately it’s partly because I’ve been busying myself with other things. I’ve worked at finding a new job. I lost or rather finished my other part time, contract work last month. … Continue reading
Enslaved: Odyssey to the West’s Thematic Failure
*Spoilers for Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Heavenly Sword, Bioshock and Braid* Ninja Theory is a studio I really want to like. I really do. They hold a philosophy towards creating games, AAA games at that, I would love to … Continue reading
Posted in Game Essays, Recent Posts
Tagged Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Game Essays, Heavenly Sword, Ninja Theory
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TGC 2010 Game of the Year
So, I’m leaving this to last possible moment this year…again. But I have a better excuse than last time of not being able to decide. This time it’s because my time has been filled with other projects, the most notable, … Continue reading
State of the Blog ’10
It’s been a little over two year since I started The Game Critique. In the past year I wrote fewer posts than before, (only 24 this year) but they definitely have gone up in quality and length. Looking at the … Continue reading
CDC Podcast Episode 6 is Up
A little over a week and a half ago I asked TWIVGB compatriots Ben Abraham and Ian Miles Cheong if they wanted to join me in restarting the CDC podcast series. I’ve wanted to do another ever since I last … Continue reading
Indie Game Spotlight – One Chance
(Indie Game Spotlight is an irregular feature, trying to be a regular feature that I haven’t done for almost a year and finally got back to. I highlight and talk about an indie game as opposed to the AAA titles … Continue reading
Posted in External Sources, Recent Posts
Tagged External Sources, Indie Game, Indie Game Spotlight
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Transparency for Critical Distance
Last week I was asked to take over the TWIVGB feature at Critical Distance by Ben Abraham. It was my sixth time. During the week I collected the links and pasted them into a word document for later aggregation as … Continue reading
Resonance or Dissonance in Gears of War
My last post generated the most comments of anything I’ve written (so far). At the end of the comments Dagda had this to say on the Gears of War franchise: “It’s why the “rah-rah kill them” mentality of the Cogs … Continue reading
Posted in Critical Responses, Recent Posts
Tagged Critical Responses, Gears of War, Ludonarrative Dissoanance
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The Counter-Arguments to Why Video Game Are Bad
This is not an essay by me. I’m sorry if you got that impression and clicked your way here. There are a few posts I’ve read recently that articulate the debate very well. As with most posts like this it’s … Continue reading