Epilogue Gaming: Video Games as Art, Literature and a Storytelling Medium
In this spring’s Steam Game Festival – an event featuring dozens of demos mostly from smaller indie games – I found some incredible gems that have a plethora of potential and are worth paying...
Question: Why would anyone believe that games are not art? What is some of the value in or purpose of labeling games as an art form? Blake: I think the reason games are easily...
I began my first playthrough of The Stanley Parable by not following directions. The game’s narrator guides you along through the opening gambit of the level until you are met with two doors. Each...
The Epilogue crew breaks down what it takes for a game to be completely broken. Ben laments the news that Sony won’t be at E3 while Marcos and Dakota don’t even know what a Pokemon game is.
Andy presents and explains the nature of “mediums” as an intermediary phase and dives into the concept of video games as art.
When my friend Dakota gifted me a copy of Night in the Woods, I had no idea I was stepping into the best game I’ve played all year. The deceptively cartoony sidescrolling adventure...
It took me four different Mega Man games, all of which I played in order, to realize that they’re pretty much identical to one another. In an era where consumers rip franchises like Call...
The Epilogue crew breaks down what makes a good villain and the latest Kingdom Hearts 3 trailer.
The Epilogue crew breaks down their favorite protagonists and what qualities make a protagonist a “good” one. Red Dead Redemption 2 gets a release date, and Dakota compares Nintendo to Waffle House.
When I opened Kentucky Route Zero I had no expectations or understanding for what it was going to get me to think about. After playing, I was inundated with thoughts surrounding how character dialogue...
In this month’s episode of the Ludonarrative Podcast, Blake and Preston spend time unraveling the hauntingly beautiful “Shadow of the Colossus” (2005). This game, designed by Fumito Ueda, adheres to the design principle, “design by subtraction.” The game’s mechanics come alive, even today, as we anticipate the forthcoming redesigned release for the PS4. Check back with Epilogue this month for more on “Shadow of the Colossus.”
The Epilogue Podcast crew break some news and discuss sexuality in video games.
