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Peter Howell

Oct 8, 201810 min read

Knack: An Underappreciated Lesson in Accessibility, Variable Challenge, & Cross-Generational Appeal

I have been waiting and waiting but finally, the time has arrived when my first-born is able to play games. Proper games that is, with an...

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Peter Howell

Sep 1, 20176 min read

Incest, Bestiality & Infanticide: Why is Game Horror Often Afraid of Taboos?

The purpose of horror is to unsettle people, to make them feel afraid, disgusted or dirty, to make them stare in the face of the very...

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Peter Howell

Jun 23, 201611 min read

Mechanical Criticism: Transistor and Ether One

Two games in particular have surprised me recently because I loved the one that I expected to hate (Transistor) and have decidedly mixed...

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