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Mechanics and Mystery in The Last Express: Or, A Love Letter to the Manuals I Never Read
I remember a glorious day in the formative years of my gaming life: my Dad called me over to the computer, and he laid out Leisure Suit Larry: Love for Sail on the desk. He said, “Son, I know you … Continue reading
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A Modest Proposal: Satire and Saints Row the Third
by Nico Dicecco Can we call a game like Saints Row the Third a satire? Okay, we can call it whatever we want. We can call it left-nippled frozen burrito slosh. Let me rephrase my point: is it critically useful … Continue reading
Nico Doesn’t Like Things
By Nico Dicecco People keep telling me I don’t like things. I think they’re wrong. It seems to me that I like all sorts of things, but I like them the way I like them. Games are one of the … Continue reading