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Author: Erik Kersting

Thinking Outside the Box with Sokoban and Baba is You

April 26, 2021Erik Kersting 1 Comment

You can watch this (admittedly quite long) video rather than read the text below, if that floats your boat: Thinking Outside the Box with Sokoban and Baba is You There are some game concepts that feel like they have existed… Continue Reading →

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Carrion: The Movie Monster Simulator

March 8, 2021Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

You can watch this in video form here! You can tell a lot about how a horror movie by considering who the film is asking you to root for. Sometimes, we root for the “final girl,” or some potential victim… Continue Reading →

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Prison Architect and the Banality of Evil

February 8, 2021Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

You can watch this essay above or just read it below! These observations are based on our Lunch Zone stream of Prison Architect from a few weeks ago! Find that here (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/890243261) Do you ever put down a game for… Continue Reading →

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The Freedom of Super Mario 64

February 1, 2021Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

You may watch this video here: The first game I fell in love with was Super Mario 64. I can remember first seeing my cousins play it at my grandma’s house when I was six years ol d on an… Continue Reading →

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The Surreal Beauty of DOOM 64

January 18, 2021Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

You can also watch this instead of read it here: You wake up in a abandoned space facility, it’s familiar, but something’s not quite right. The colors are off, darker than you expect. You see a window into the vastness… Continue Reading →

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What Makes Tetris so Satisfying?

January 4, 2021Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

The Satisfaction of Tetris Tetris, perhaps more than another other game, is described as “perfect” by video game critics. One such voice is MatthewMatosis (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tnztj1UlkQs), who argues Tetris is a perfect game because it is both simple and irreducible. It… Continue Reading →

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Is Cyberpunk 2077 Just Another Open World Game?

December 21, 2020Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

You can watch this essay in video form here: Is Cyberpunk 2077 Just Another Open World Game? While I’m not one who puts much stock in reviews, I found Gamespot’s assessment of Cyberpunk 2077 pretty interesting. While reading their article,… Continue Reading →

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Pokemon Snap: A Pokemon Walking Simulator?

December 9, 2020Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

You can also find this in video form here: A Pokemon Walking Simulator? The box art for Pokemon Snap is pretty brilliant, it showcases a bunch of pokemon, has a camera lens in the middle of the frame, and the… Continue Reading →

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Racing to the Death

November 17, 2020Erik Kersting Leave a Comment

You can watch this essay here! The first time I drove on the highway was harrowing. I had just started the second phase of driver’s education and it was pretty much my first time behind the wheel. It was no… Continue Reading →

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An Ethical Video Game?

November 5, 2020Erik Kersting 4 Comments

I turned this script into a video essay. You can read it below, or watch it! Introduction In recent years we have had a slew of great samurai themed games like Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, Ghosts of Tsushima, and Nioh.… Continue Reading →

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