Here’s the final part of the Silent Hill 2 post series. Enjoy. Guilty James (Continued): The structure of the game’s narrative is important because of the “need of translatability” for conveying psychologically-motivated stories to James and...
Broken Age Act One: Margaret’s Take
posted by Margaret
Whew, baby. Let me tell you about this game I backed on Kickstarter known as Broken Age, formerly known as DoubleFine Adventure. We know this Kickstarter project was a Big Dang Deal from the day it was funded above and beyond imagination (over 3...
Psychological Warfare
posted by Margaret
Happy Valentine’s Day, everybody! Whether you’re happily attached or happily single, remember that this day is all just commercialism anyway! So smell the overpriced roses, there’s going to be heavy markdowns on candy tomorrow. But we here at...
Running GAGG XVIII: An Esteamed Convention
posted by Margaret
Hello, everybody! SUNY Geneseo’s annual gaming convention, Running GAGG, was a thing that happened over the weekend. It was also, apparently, my 10th year attending! Wow! This year, I also brought my friend Kat with me, and it was her first...
Eating Well at the Con
posted by Margaret
Running GAGG is rapidly approaching at the end of January, and the pre-registration for GenCon also opens up near the end of this month. Time to start prepping for this year’s conventions! One thing I have been taking into consideration this...
Games that Make the Season Bright
posted by Margaret
This holiday season, I’m not excited about Microsoft, Sony or Nintendo–although I *will* say the Windwaker HD Wii U bundle is on my wishlist. My holiday cheer is fueled by a little-Kickstarter-turned-major-success that was funded in May...
A Gamer Holiday Tradition
posted by Margaret
The holiday season is upon us. To all gamers of all backgrounds, I warmly wish you a happy Christmakwanzakkah– and Thanksgiving! This is the time to celebrate all of the things that matter most– gathering with family, friends, loved...
Halloween: Couples Cosplay
posted by Margaret
Hey there, everybody! Today, I want to talk to you about cosplay. Couples cosplay. On Halloween. Back story: I really really REALLY love Halloween. Halloween is my favorite holiday. It is MY christmakwanzakah…topped with candy. Candy that I...
Silent Hill 2 and Guilt: Part 4
posted by Margaret
Guilty James in the “Prisonic Fairytale”: In the previous sections, I gave a brief survey on previous writing about Silent Hill. That was essentially “Part One” of the essay broken down into more appropriate lengths for a blog post....
Geek Social Fallacies: GSF2 – Margaret’s Take
posted by Margaret
This is the third in our series discussing the second of the five geek social fallacies as initially written about by Michael Suileabhain-Wilson. Each day this week, we’re going to hear a different princess’s (author’s) thoughts on this....
Pretty Pictures: GenCon LARP Review
posted by Margaret
Elder Entertainment, known for its homebrew Cthulhu LARPs with spooky plot and easy-to-learn rules system, has developed its own con cult following. They’ve developed popular LARPs including (but certainly not limited to) The Victim’s Ball...
ADGNEPSEF555: GenCon 2013
posted by Margaret
ADGNEPSEF555: Advanced Dimensional Green Ninja Educational Preparatory Super Elementary Fortress 555, A Windmill Games Creation The first time I played ADGNEPSEF555 at Origins Game Fair just a few short years ago, I have to admit that I felt...
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