Tag Archives: Ninja Gaiden

The Incredible Machine: Auto-Amputation and Incredipede

Posted on November 27, 2012 by Kyle Carpenter

What happens to your body when you play games? Or, more specifically, how do you think of your body when you enter a game space, when you begin to identify with not your own self, your “meat,” but rather with … Continue reading →

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Challenge is Conflict: How Difficulty Makes Game Narratives Work

Posted on November 6, 2012 by Mark Filipowich

Back when Twilight Princess was first released, my girlfriend—who has liberated Hyrule almost as many times as it’s needed it—had only one complaint: it was too easy. The puzzles were well enough designed but a misstep hardly left a scratch … Continue reading →

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