Beneath the emotional power of its storytelling, Valiant Hearts: The Great War is a surprisingly sneaky game. In a sense,… Read more Short takes — Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Author: Gavin Craig
Gavin Craig is a freelance writer and critic whose work has appeared in Electric Literature, Unwinnable, Kill Screen, Snarkmarket, Videodame, Bullet Points, Heterotopias, Bit Creature, and The Indie Game Website. He blogs occasionally at http://gavincraig.net Follow Gavin on Twitter at @craiggav.
Short takes — BioShock Infinite
There’s so much that BioShock Infinite gets wrong. Its satire of the peculiar mix of politics, religion, and xenophobia that… Read more Short takes — BioShock Infinite
Investment, uncertainty, and withdrawal
Notes on Dragon Age: Inquisition #6 — On the difficulties in reading contingent narrative What do you even do when you’ve finished… Read more Investment, uncertainty, and withdrawal
Dear Gordon
Notes on Dragon Age: Inquisition #5 — On romance options, or “Dudes be creeping” I thought this week, for a moment, that… Read more Dear Gordon
Me as not-me
Notes on Dragon Age: Inquisition #4 — Awkwardly running into myself at a party One of the interesting features of the suppressing,… Read more Me as not-me
Desire, compulsion, and all the hours
Notes on Dragon Age: Inquisition #3 — In which momentum is substantial, but not the kind desired I’m in kind of a… Read more Desire, compulsion, and all the hours
Walking the walk
Notes on Dragon Age: Inquisition #2 — Agnosticism and inertia So, I’m about 12 hours into Dragon Age: Inquisition, which means I’m… Read more Walking the walk
Investment and the Keep
Notes on Dragon Age: Inquisition #1 — What the hell was it that I did again? I started my letters on the… Read more Investment and the Keep
(Not) doing the math
Notes on Dragon Age: Origins #13 — Looking back as taking account and not just accounting At this point, there’s only one… Read more (Not) doing the math
Getting it right, eventually
Notes on Dragon Age: Origins #12 — On power marriages If not played carefully, Dragon Age: Origins is a rabbit hole. I’ve… Read more Getting it right, eventually
Gavin Craig 