justice for player two: balancing couch co-op in video games
The Lego video games are some of my favourite couch co-op experiences. As a franchise, they have a strong awareness of what they are: pure, wholesome, family fun, and they don’t try to be anything else. In particular, I enjoy…
listening to the voice of elohim in the talos principle
When I played The Talos Principle, the puzzle game by Croteam released in 2014, it brought to mind other great puzzle games. Though it can get lost in the shuffle between the legacy of Myst (1993) and the star power…
how baba is you puts the spirit of play into puzzle games
I find puzzles a lot of fun, and I enjoy games very much. However, putting those two together is more complicated than it sounds. You see, while “puzzle games” is a common category in any gaming catalog, it is not…
the dating game
Of all the rites of passage in our lives, the one that strikes me as most like a game is dating. Nowadays, dating apps and websites have taken advantage of this and help us play the so-called dating game. Lessons…
