Continuing with our series of “Best of 2020-2021” lists curated by the entire Entropy community, we present some of our favorite selections as nominated by the diverse staff and team…
Video Games
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Twitch Hole
by Will Vincent August 2, 2021A tamed wolf. I had a marginal interest in Minecraft after seeing its characters plastered across backpacks, strategy books, the internet, and a million children’s hearts. As a middle school…
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Read Me Not: Hellblade and the Ambiguity of Pain: A Brief Encounter
by Guest Contributor June 7, 2021You should put your headphones on when playing it, everyone said. I did. I always do. It really doesn’t matter what the game is. But it was Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice,…
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I maintained my sanity during the pandemic by spending time outdoors in abandoned places. Some of these places exist in the real world, but most were virtual. One of my…
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HOW VIDEO GAMES MADE ME BIOPHILIC
by Guest Contributor February 12, 2021All how-I-came-to-love-nature stories begin with childhood, so here we go to the 90s. I was the sort of kid with galactic dolphin posters, and I was the sort of kid…
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How Zelda Saved Me: The Inspiration, Feminism, and Empowerment of Hyrule
by Guest Contributor November 2, 2020My shield glistens in the filmy haze of morning light. I am alone, free to roam this vast expanse. With a whistle my loyal horse appears, armored in steel, teleporting…
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Best of 2019: Video Games
by Entropy December 13, 2019Continuing with our series of “Best of 2019″ lists curated by the entire Entropy community, we present some of our favorite selections as nominated by the diverse staff and team…
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Super Smash Bros. Ultimate is the Spirit of Generosity
by Byron Alexander Campbell December 31, 2018Like my namesake, I have a weakness for excess. Give me audacious; give me far-reaching. Even if it doesn’t quite hit the mark, I’ll probably be impressed. Hence my fondness…
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Best of 2018: Video Games
by Entropy December 17, 2018Continuing with our series of “Best of 2018″ lists curated by the entire Entropy community, we present some of our favorite selections as nominated by the diverse staff and team…
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Silent Hill Shattered Memories: Biography of a Place
by Byron Alexander Campbell September 3, 2018Harry: That’s the lighthouse? Cybil: Nothing’s quite what you expect, is it? It begins with a warning: PSYCHOLOGY WARNING This video game psychologically profiles you as you play. It gets…
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Silent Hill Downpour: Biography of a Place
by Byron Alexander Campbell August 3, 2018This town. It knows me. It showed me things. It wants me to finish this. Murphy Pendleton kills monsters. One of the most significant, most haunting lines of the Silent…
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Silent Hill Origins: Biography of a Place
by Byron Alexander Campbell July 6, 2018Travis, you messed-up sonofabitch. Whatchu doin’ on my road? Given its troubled history, it’s a miracle Silent Hill: Origins turned out as well as it did. The first Silent Hill title…
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Silent Hill Homecoming: Biography of a Place
by Byron Alexander Campbell June 2, 2018Everything’s just been falling apart around us, you know, but you just keep moving forward. It’s been three years since I last set foot in Silent Hill. Its streets are…
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Super Mario Odyssey Is a Surreal Trip Through Gaming’s Past, Present, and Future
by Byron Alexander Campbell January 20, 2018A dusty, barren lunar surface. Light synths seem to struggle to find a melody as a fat, squat man in a dazzling white tuxedo—complete with top-hat—flips, bounds, and rolls in…