Author Archives: Javy Gwaltney

The Endgame:The Horror of Absence in The Last of Us

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Javy Gwaltney

“I love order. It’s my dream. A world where all would be silent and still, and each thing in its last place, under the last dust.” –Samuel Beckett, Endgame [Spoilers for The Last of Us ahead, y’all] Since its release, … Continue reading →

Posted in Critical Conversation | Tagged apocalypse , Bill , Bills' Town , Cameron Kunzelman , Carolyn Petit , cordyceps , Ellie , Endgame , Father Grigori , Half-Life 2 , horror , Jason Killingworth , Joel , Last of Us , Left 4 Dead 2 , Leigh Alexander , Naughty Dog , Ravenholm , Samuel Beckett , TLOU | 2 Comments

Contemplating The Mirror: Manhunt Revisited

Posted on February 5, 2013 by Javy Gwaltney

Memories Rockstar’s Playstation 2 games were the video nasties of my generation. I remember my father reading an article in USA Today about prostitution in Grand Theft: Auto Vice City and telling me that I couldn’t have it. Likewise, the … Continue reading →

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