["Bayo-Sutra" is a week-long series of short blog posts on Bayonetta that leave discussions of her body and sexuality behind, in the hope of finding more about this fascinating game series to discuss than one issue alone.] Video games have forgotten how to make me smile. This isn't to say that they have forgotten how to… Continue reading Bayo-de to Joy (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 1)
Category: Games Criticism
Undefined
So let me tell you about the time I annoyed David Gaider at a major gaming event. As many of you know, I spoke at GaymerX2 this July, as did Mr. Gaider who -- if you didn't know -- is one of the head writers at Bioware and a major creative force behind the Dragon Age series… Continue reading Undefined
On Ellie
Okay, internet. It's time. After my talk at GaymerX2 on fat characters, and after hearing the folks at Gearbox give their own talk on inclusivity in design, I decided I really wanted to write something about one of the NPCs in Borderlands 2, a Gearbox title. Her name is Ellie, and she's a big lady mechanic.… Continue reading On Ellie
The Subtle Knife
So there's this thing that bugs me about being gay and I imagine it bothers a lot of other people on the queer spectrum, too. It mostly comes down to: when do I want being gay to "matter?" The problem is that there are two answers to this which are concurrently true -- Always Never… Continue reading The Subtle Knife
On Competition
A short post for you but my Tumblr is mostly about awful depression feelings I have poured out like an emo poetry slam, so it goes here. No videos/images, sorry America. GUESS WHAT THERE'S A VIDEO I FOUND ONE FUCK YEAH Anyhow, Patrick Miller made a blog post today called "Fighting games aren't just about competition"… Continue reading On Competition
Saintsception
This has been a long time coming. It's time... to blog about Saints Row. Specifically, the latest game in the series, Saints Row 4. We're going to get there in a roundabout way, however, so bear with me until this is over. I want to talk about how Saints Row 4 is a game, about games, about games.… Continue reading Saintsception
Three Short, Fat Films
I've realized I probably do too much Mega Buster charging when it comes to blog posts: I wait until I've got so fucking much to say that it pours out in a sometimes untempered flood of nonsense that people excusably stop reading 10% of the way through. So today I'm trying an experiment in just getting a… Continue reading Three Short, Fat Films
She’s Got the Look
So Bryce Mainville wrote a short piece last week about suggestions for overhauling the design of Street Fighter 4's main cast. It's a quick read, and not all that controversial; most of the suggestions are relatively mild changes, but I found the entire post thought-provoking and wanted to elaborate on my thoughts on the subject in general,… Continue reading She’s Got the Look
Went Home
Alright. So thanks to a gift from Maddy Myers, I went home. I had no plans to buy the game, mostly because "mansion games" (thank you Robert Yang) or "first person experiences" (thank you Cameron Kunzelman) aren't my thing. I don't really enjoy point and click adventures, or games where you progress by turning over every little thing until… Continue reading Went Home
Femme Fatalism
This morning I asked on Twit-ar if people would be interested in hearing some discussion on The Wonderful 101's "Wonder Pink" character, which I knew comparatively little about until Anita Sarkeesian of Feminist Frequency fame who mentioned it last night on Twitter: https://twitter.com/femfreq/status/365253940587151360 She then linked to the "intro" video for the character that gives her… Continue reading Femme Fatalism