Empires and The Dancing Mad | KRITIQAL Final Fantasy VI and IX approach Japan’s history of conflict from a close frame of reference, at once presenting devastating images of domestic trauma while undercutting their anti-war themes with pul...

And finally, Empires and The Dancing Mad (+10 if you get the reference), about the questionable politics of accountability in war that Final Fantasy, as a franchise, kind of circumvents.

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Terraforming Oddworld | KRITIQAL Over its decades of development and numerous games, Oddworld’s characters and politics have shifted on an almost game-by-game basis leading to a series that is both tonally discordant and consistent i...

My second ever piece, Terraforming Oddworld, about the absolute hotch-potch of political statements the Oddworld franchise has made over its many years and remakes.

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A Conversation with Nathalie Lawhead Nathalie Lawhead joined us on Zoom to talk about their work, interactive fiction, internet subcultures, social media and lots more.

TIER (The online journal of games criticism) just published this conversation with me!
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it was a lot of fun, deeply thoughtful, and i appreciate the opportunity to have chatted with them.
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