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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Sea of Stars and the weight of its legacy
The Japanese role-playing game is one of the most iconic genres in the world of video games. It is a cornerstone of the industry, and often represents an important marker in the…
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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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Mediterranea Inferno : depression and cool summer
2020 seems so far away and yet so close. A strange year for the whole world, almost in brackets as we seem to have gone from 2019 to 2023 with the snap…
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Sense of… Super Mario Wonder
It’s me! Mario!It’s hard not to read those few words with the right intonation, accent and high-pitched voice, isn’t it? It’s true that every article on the subject starts off more or…
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AD/ VITAM/ ETC/ episode 01 / My own playground
10/22/2023 I recently received Corentin Benoit-Gonin‘s book on Undertale (Third Éditions, 2023), and this morning I’m photographing it for you at home, in the café, on my lap. I literally savored this…
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David Lynch’s influence on the American (no)Dream
America has always fascinated me, whether I like to admit it or not. As a child of the 1990s, I grew up with all the clichés you can imagine and, above all,…
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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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