Category: games
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Cheap Thrills: the Unsettling Nature of Portal
Read more: Cheap Thrills: the Unsettling Nature of PortalI would like to preface this article by imploring that you play Portal, as my summary of the events and descriptions do not do the game justice, and the full experience can only truly be attained as a player. Recently I found myself unable to stop thinking about a 4-hour long puzzle game developed by…
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Kid Icarus: Uprising, Revival of a Franchise but Revival of a Myth?
Read more: Kid Icarus: Uprising, Revival of a Franchise but Revival of a Myth?Last time I went on a bit of a romantic tangent talking about Kid Icarus 1986 and how it adapts the Greek myth of Perseus, leaving the more obvious comparisons to other Greek myths for this piece. Namely how the protagonist of the series, Pit, looks a lot like Eros, better known by his Latin…
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Kid Icarus: The Accidental Adaptation
Read more: Kid Icarus: The Accidental AdaptationIn 1986, a developer at Nintendo with a love for Greek mythology pitched the concept for his game to his higher-ups: one that would combine the key traits of popular titles at the time. Set in a world inspired by Greek myth, the game follows the story of a flightless angel named Pit as he…
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“This Action Will Have Consequences…”
Read more: “This Action Will Have Consequences…”The form of the Lorentz Attractor, image credits: Tumblr @falsedawn – I realized that at the beginning of every year I have a tendency to reflect on my life and how it changed over the time that has gone by. It is obvious that some changes are always to be found, however, the transition from…
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Games Teach Us Life Lessons Too!
Read more: Games Teach Us Life Lessons Too!Image by Bungie® Since I was 10 years old, I have been playing games on the Xbox consoles. The first game I played was Halo, an American military science fiction franchise by Bungie, with about 8 main games. In these games you work together in “Fire teams” and defeat aliens (The Covenant) and other players.…
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