What criticism is and isn’tA game isn’t bad simply because you don’t like it. Or is it? Let’s break it down.Oct 17Oct 17
One Battle After Another and being more than a body(This contains spoilers for One Battle After Another! If that bothers you, go watch the film now now now!)Oct 2Oct 2
How Tetris Effect permanently changed my brain chemistrySome may say it’s just Tetris. I say designer Tetsuya Mizuguchi understands what’s attractive to us as humans.Aug 27Aug 27
Date Everything review: I dated the contents of my fridge and it was a great timeDate Everything does what it says on the tin, but thanks to brilliant writing and a huge cast, it’s so much moreJun 12Jun 12
Gaming isn’t for everyone. It never wasThe economic barriers of entry for gaming haven’t changed. It’s just difficult to remember them from within the industryApr 20A response icon1Apr 20A response icon1
A villain unto a villain: 1000x Resist and repeating historyI’ve never seen a video game make an honest attempt at encompassing a whole life in the way 1000xResist does. One of the earliest pieces of…Dec 29, 2024Dec 29, 2024
My networking successes and failures post-GamescomIf you’ve read my previous post on GDC, you may have noticed I never wrote a part 2 on my personal feelings regarding the event. Honestly…Aug 28, 2024Aug 28, 2024
Malindy’s Big GDC 2024 Blog Part I: A GuideAs I previously threatened, this is part one of a two-part blog post about my time at GDC 2024. While both are ultimately meant for me to…Apr 2, 2024Apr 2, 2024
Malindy’s GOTY List 2023This is likely the only GOTY list you’ll read that doesn’t have Baldur’s Gate on it. I just want to put that out there. I haven’t played…Jan 1, 2024Jan 1, 2024
The good critics are tired.Critical Distance, a blog that has been compiling video game criticism for over a decade now, has the slogan “where’s all the good writing…Nov 19, 2023Nov 19, 2023
