Leigh Alexander’s Understanding Games
The Final Word on ‘The Phantom Pain,’ a Video Game About Video Games
It's one of 2015's greatest commercial and critical hits. Leigh Alexander unpicks what makes 'Metal Gear Solid V' work, and where it goes wrong.
When We Play Video Games, Who Are We?
That players have choices is considered one of the medium’s exciting traits, but I always struggled a little bit to connect to games that have that kind of openness—am I playing a character, or am I being me?
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