Bayo-Sutra · Games Criticism · Gendered gaming

Two of a Kind (Bayo-Sutra Verse 5)

["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.] I want to close out this week-long project with a discussion of one of my favorite things from the Bayonetta series:… Continue reading Two of a Kind (Bayo-Sutra Verse 5)

Bayo-Sutra · Games Criticism

Lights, Camera, Bayo (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 4)

["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.] So I'm going to come close to breaking my own prohibition with this post, because the topic is going… Continue reading Lights, Camera, Bayo (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 4)

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A Divine Comedy (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 3)

["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.] So both the Devil May Cry games (which are Bayonetta's spiritual ancestor) and the Bayonetta games themselves take place in a world… Continue reading A Divine Comedy (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 3)

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Let’s Dance, Boys (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 2)

["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.] So if you've never played a Bayonetta game you probably don't know the extent to which music and dance are… Continue reading Let’s Dance, Boys (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 2)

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Bayo-de to Joy (Bayo-Sutra, Verse 1)

["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)

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Janey Springs Eternal

So to continue what appears to be an accidental series of blog posts writing about Gearbox Software's Borderlands games, I wanted to get something down on paper regarding the newest title, Borderlands the Pre-Sequel. Now, if you follow my writing and Twitter and such you probably already know that I recently reviewed the game for Paste… Continue reading Janey Springs Eternal