TLF Memento Terra Mori: Elegy for a Dead World
5
Oct
I did a write-up on Elegy for a Dead World from Dijoban Games over on TLF, including some of my students’ responses to it (I used it in class).
Author Archives: Bezio
Reading the Bans: Banned Books Week
28
Sep
It’s Banned Books Week! This post has nothing obvious to do with games, but it is in the spirit of that whole ethics-in… thing–censorship! I’m including (after the cut below) a list of the banned or challenged books on the … Read More »
AIP/TLF Bastion: The Kid Gets Up (One)
28
Sep
So among the million other things I’ve been trying to do recently, playing through Bastion is one of them. It’s slow going, mostly because I only have so many hours in the day. I don’t expect this will be a … Read More »
TLF/AIP Borderlands 2: A Grimm Tragedy (Eleven)
21
Sep
For something a bit more lighthearted, my most recent As-I-Play Borderlands 2 post over on TLF.
Free DLC!: Feminist Frequency’s “DLC” Add-On Episode
16
Sep
Most gamers are more than familiar with the concept of DLC, or Down-Loadable Content. DLC is a thing that more and more games have, sometimes in the form of “add-on” content such as new weapon sets, alternate clothing sets, or … Read More »
TLF/AIP Dragon Age Inquisition: Well I Didn’t See THAT Coming (Nine)
14
Sep
The final post of my As-I-Play of Dragon Age: Inquisition has gone up over on TLF. I have, since then, replayed most of the game, and let me tell you, that ending really changes the way you see some of … Read More »
TLF Women are Their Own Reward: New Tropes vs. Women in Video Games (“Women as Reward”)
11
Sep
Last week, Anita Sarkeesian released her seventh episode in the Tropes vs. Women in Video Games series on “Women as Reward.” I reviewed it over on TLF.
The Other M is For…: Gender and Samus Aran
9
Sep
A few days back, Brianna Wu and Ellen McGrody published a piece on The Mary Sue which argues that Samus Aran is a trans woman, and it has since spawned any number of rants, thinkpieces, and toxic screeds which either … Read More »
TLF/AIP Borderlands 2: Throwing the Controller (Ten)
7
Sep
Yes, I know, I haven’t posted anything except links to posts over on The Learned Fangirl. I’m sorry. This semester is kicking my butt and it’s only week three. That said, here’s installment ten on my playthrough of Borderlands 2. … Read More »
TLF/AIP Dragon Age Inquisition – Making People Happy (Eight)
1
Sep
Another installment of my first play-through of Inquisition is up on TLF. By now, of course, I’ve played it again (once fully, once partially), once as a Qunari mage (male) and again – this last time – as a Dalish … Read More »
TLF/AIP Borderlands: A Fine Pair of Coneys (Part Nine)
24
Aug
So WordPress has been giving me headaches, as those of you who may have been watching this blog spastically change style, theme, and plugins over the last week (gee, thanks UR WordPress people – I especially love losing ShareThis). The … Read More »
We Just Can’t Let It Die: Videogames and “Aggression”
18
Aug
It’s 2015. Two years ago, Chris Ferguson spearheaded a movement among game developers and academics calling for the APA (that’s the American Psychological Association) to review its statement (from 2000) that violent videogames were a cause of increased aggression in … Read More »
Into the Woods: Making My Way Back to Digital Daylight
8
Aug
First, I apologize for having been largely AWOL the past several weeks. It will continue into August a bit as the university gears up for a new semester and I have a complete absence of time to devote to anything … Read More »
AIP/TLF Borderlands 2: Of Parts and Pizza (Part Eight)
28
Jul
Yet another post in my As-I-Play Borderlands 2 series is live over on TLF. In only vaguely related news, I need more short games to play… Everything on the docket from here out is pretty massive, and I have so … Read More »
TLF: You Can Call Me Flower if You Want To
20
Jul
Many years ago, thatgamecompany released a game called Flower, in which the player plays… a flower. Their first game, FlOw, was available free on the web (and still is, here), although when they were picked up by PlayStation, they added … Read More »
