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Author & professor Ian Bogost theorized that video games, as a medium, are poor conduits for storytelling and that games are better without stories. Do Caleb & Scott agree?
Posts By Caleb J. Ross
Caleb began writing his sophomore year of undergrad study when, tired of the formal art education then being taught, he abandoned the pursuit in the middle of a compositional drawing class. Major-less and fearful of losing his financial aid, he signed up to seek a degree in English Literature for no other reason than his lengthy history with the language. Coincidentally, this decision not only introduced him to writing but to reading as well. Prior this transition he had read three books. One of which he understood.
Shadow of the Colossus by Nick Suttner from Boss Fight Books is a play-by-play walkthrough of the game Shadow of the Colossus with personal anecdotes and developer correspondence interspersed throughout.
Caleb & Scott dive into a new report by social site Qutee about what video gamers think about gaming in 2018. They examine the results of the report and ask whether it actually tells us anything scientific about gamers or the game industry.
Shadow of the Colossus by Nick Suttner from Boss Fight Books is a play-by-play walkthrough of the game Shadow of the Colossus with personal anecdotes and developer correspondence interspersed throughout.
I’m playing Shadow of the Colossus, and I, like many of its players, have questions about the game’s theme, its purpose, its mystery. But lacking answers to those questions doesn’t make me love the game any less.
Rumor is that Google has been developing a video game project for the last few years. Currently codenamed “Yeti” it’s unclear if this will be a service or if it will involve actual gaming console hardware.
I’ll be reeling from this one for a long time. This could very well be in my top 5 favorite games of all time.