The Joys of Untangling ‘Braid’
By brian longtin • Aug 15th, 2008 • Category: playingIn a sense, Jonathan Blow’s indie gem is storyless, and leaves us to extract whatever story we glean from playing it.
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I Feel the Pain of Every One, Then I Feel Nothing: Death and Distress in ‘COD4’
By brian longtin • Jul 30th, 2008 • Category: playingCall of Duty 4 is much more than just another war game for the trigger-happy — it evolves the way you experience pain, and even death, through your game character’s eyes.
Watching the Watchmen, Draining the Super-well, & Bringing the Payne
By brian longtin • Jul 26th, 2008 • Category: side notesThe Watchmen trailer (plus its great music), the limits of the superhero film genre, and our first look at a Max Payne movie.
Bond 2.0, Grand Theft Junot, and Game/Movie Limbo
By brian longtin • Jul 8th, 2008 • Category: side notesThe new Quantum of Solace trailer, plus Junot Diaz on GTA IV as art, and the NY Times on MGS 4 being as much movie as game.
Cloned Wars: How Mass Effect Outdoes Its Influences
By brian longtin • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: playingMass Effect goes back to the blueprint stage of its Star Wars source material, and instead of recreating the films, delivers the perfect blend of fresh and familiar.