Your Critic is in Another Castle

Let’s talk about stores. Humans like to acquire things. We invented the idea of trade in a time before knowing, and we invented systems of...

Back in 2014, I wrote about how Animal Crossing: New Leaf  was basically an Andrew Carnegie simulator : capitalism as perfection, and how to...

We're in an era of endless reboots and sequels. At their worst, they're artless, pointless; form without function, retelling an ol...

I wrote an entire post about Civilization VI , over the past few days. It started with observations about the theme music, "Sogno di Vo...

Once upon a time, there was a little girl. When she was about six, she walked to the video rental store down the street and came home with a...

Come in! Have a seat, and let's talk about music. Specifically, the music of Dragon Age: Inquisition , which is beautiful and fun and...

 There is always something worth finding if you go to the farthest edges of the map. I don’t like to play mages or wizards. I do enjoy bein...

I said on Twitter, as I played through Dragon Age: Inquisition , that I was developing a theory. The best representative of the ...

I. I surveyed the land, then built my home exactly where I pleased: just far enough away from the railroad station and center of governmen...

It's amazing how easy a trap it is to fall into, really. As a working parent of a 6-month-old, there's always something to do. I p...