Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, a journey into denial
Grabbing your bag and heading off into the unknown means discovering yourself. By setting off for new horizons, we leave the trials and tribulations of everyday life behind us. In this way,…
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Concrete and wonders: brutalism in video games
What does it mean to recreate, rebuild or construct a Brutalist building in a video game? Brutalist architecture is characterized by hard, imposing forms, exposed concrete and often silhouettes evoking the mold…
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Cyberpunk 2077 : To live and die in Night City – Neon Red
This text is part of a series of articles dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077. Each article will aim to help understand the game’s game design choices and mechanics, as well as grasping its…
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Game Over in horror games
Game Over is an integral part of video games. In the majority of games, it is associated, above all, with going backwards in the adventure. In horror, it’s all the more unpleasant…
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Does a good horror game have to be scary?
Introduction When it was released in 2014, it didn’t take long for the P.T. demo to break the internet. One hour of gameplay in a dingy apartment. That’s all it took for…
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Cyberpunk 2077 – To live and die in Night City : The four elements and the quest for balance
This text is part of a series of articles dedicated to Cyberpunk 2077. Each article will aim to help understand the game’s game design choices and mechanics, as well as grasping its…
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Narrative: weaving the threads of destiny
When it comes to storytelling, whether in video games or other media, we’ve seen some great theories, principles, models to follow and so on. Whether you’re a fan of Truby (Anatomie d’un…
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Celeste : The philosophy of game design, a study of the prologue
Rapidly propelled to the top of the pantheons of many gamers scattered around the world, Celeste continues to fascinate, enabling an entire community to rally around the game. By distilling an intimate…
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Cyberpunk 2077 – To live and die in Night City : The sphynx and the abyss of the self
Ce texte fait partie d’un corpus d’articles dédiés à Cyberpunk 2077. Chaque article aura pour but d’aider à comprendre les choix et mécaniques de game design du jeu, ainsi qu’à en saisir…
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Playing the Riot: Deciphering revolutions in video games
Weapons in hand and ideas in fist, revolutions are a regular feature of history. Ideological, violent or non-violent, societal or political, the concept of revolution is a hybrid one that cuts across…
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