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  • 5 Reasons to Relive the Original “Mass Effect” Trilogy

    5 Reasons to Relive the Original “Mass Effect” Trilogy

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    Today is the launch of the new Mass Effect game, Andromeda. As a huge fan of the original Mass Effect trilogy, this game is a day one purchase for me that I’m excited to sink the next few weeks of my life into. But it’s those first three Mass Effect games — the original trilogy — that made me…

  • Embracing the Surreal in “Virginia”

    Embracing the Surreal in “Virginia”

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    I recently played the Variable State game Virginia, which embraces the genre of “walking simulator” almost to a fault. Navigating a handful of environments in first-person, there is almost no exploration to enjoy; you usually have a single action you can take, which is often as mundane as opening a door. Virginia is also a narrative…

  • Inhabiting a Character: My Favorite RPG Leads

    Inhabiting a Character: My Favorite RPG Leads

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    Role-playing video games are how I got into games in the first place. The ability to create a character is a liberating experience. It’s starts with how the character looks, then goes on to how the character acts in their world through my in-game decisions.