Disclaimer: This article contains major spoilers for Portal and Portal 2. For many gamers, the story is one of—if not the most important—aspects of the experience that a video game provides. Most big budget titles nowadays tell their stories through the use of linear, cinematic storylines broken up into cutscenes […]
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Whisper: or the Still Small Voice
This month’s poem strays from standard poetry because it actually consists of the lyrics to a song. I wrote this song on February 6th, the one-year anniversary of the earthquakes in Turkey. As my old hometown, Malatya, was one of the cities near the earthquake origin, many people and places […]
Metroid Prime Remastered: Preserving the Classics
Although gaming is an incredibly versatile medium, allowing for extremely different experiences, accessing the games in the first place can present a challenge. Nowadays, many of the top titles are locked on certain systems, and the situation is even worse for older games, with some only being purchasable on older […]
The First Snow: Girl on a Cloud
The First Snow On a sunset cloud she wandered She saw, she thought, she pondered For all who were below Didn’t seem to know Where to go or what to do Yet they hurried, hurried through On a small and lonely cloud The little girl wondered aloud Why these many […]
Open Mic: Ode to Books by Eliah Reed
Ode to Books At the end of the day When I’m tired and worn You wait for me. When I’ve had a bad day And I’ve sobbed my eyes dry You wait for me. You don’t care what mood I’m in when I open the cover. You […]