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Games Features Archive
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When Games Matter: Playing against the Grain
Posted on March 6, 2012 | 1 Comment"My incredibly frustrating experience with Shadow illustrates how risky it is to put an interactive piece of art in the hands of players whose experiences can dramatically vary." -
When Games Matter: The Weight of Personal Stories
Posted on February 28, 2012 | No Comments"I know I will never save the world but I am reminded that my small actions and attempts at making a difference matter." -
When Games Matter: On Love and Gaming
Posted on February 14, 2012 | 3 Comments"This serves as testimony to the unique play experiences games can provide us when we play together. Playing with my wife was less a competition and more a lesson in patience, kindness, and self-control." -
God, The Game Designer
Posted on February 13, 2012 | 9 CommentsWe're all players in a game God designed, says guest writer, G. Christopher Williams. -
When Games Matter: Arkham City and Seamless Storytelling
Posted on February 7, 2012 | No Comments"This moment in Arkham City gives me hope because it was a moment of truth. A moment when the world worked as it should and my determination to save it was tested." -
To Hell With Catan?
Posted on February 2, 2012 | 21 CommentsPerhaps the #1 rule of approaching a game rightly is as follows: take it seriously, but keep your perspective. -
When Games Matter: Why Games Aren’t About Story
Posted on January 31, 2012 | 22 Comments"The best games give us a sense that we are making our own story and our place in that story is absolutely essential." -
When Games Matter: The Art of Story in The Binding of Isaac
Posted on January 24, 2012 | 1 Comment"Isaac respresents a stellar achievement in storytelling by taking something as simple as "powerups" and using them to shed light on the troubling world in which a young boy lives." -
When Games Matter: For the Love of the Grind
Posted on January 10, 2012 | 1 Comment"The fact that Skyrim broke me of my anti-grinding ways is a tremendous compliment to the world that Todd Howard and his team at Bethesda have created." -
Our Ten Favorite Video Games of 2011
Posted on January 5, 2012 | 10 CommentsChrist and Pop Culture writers share their favorite games of 2011. -
When Games Matter: Skyrim’s Personal Deities
Posted on January 3, 2012 | 31 Comments' . . . in this moment, Skyrim was working to encourage me to take this personally, to deal with the existence of a personal deity and determine how I would interact with it." -
When Games Matter: The Most Disappointing Game and the Best Review
Posted on December 20, 2011 | No Comments"Maybe one day, I will garner the courage to revisit L. A. Noire . . . . For now, however, it just makes me feel like a jerk." -
Skyrim and the Other Reality
Posted on December 15, 2011 | 19 CommentsDo videogames amount to anything more than escapism? Are games worth engaging? -
When Games Matter: When Music Makes a Game
Posted on December 13, 2011 | No Comments"The goal behind each of these puzzles is literally to coax pixies out of their hiding places and release their magical power. . . . . The greatest achievement of S&S, however, is never making the player feel ridiculous for doing these things." -
The CaPC Superlatives: Noteworthy Achievements in Concerts, Games, and Music
Posted on December 7, 2011 | No CommentsWhy Superlatives? Because some happenings from 2011 deserve 15 more minutes of fame. -
When Games Matter: The Wonderful Lore of Skyrim
Posted on December 6, 2011 | 11 Comments"... the multitude of these details serves to do something rather rare in video games--it makes the game more about the world than it is about me." -
When Games Matter: Game Night as Means to Sanctification
Posted on November 29, 2011 | 1 Comment"Too often I refuse to apply the Bible to the "little things" in life--like card games." -
When Games Matter: Why I Passed on Modern Warfare 3
Posted on November 22, 2011 | 6 Comments"I understand the appeal of MW3, but at the end of the day it really is just another shooter that emphasizes putting other people in their place." -
Podcast #106: The Year in Review – Videogames
Posted on November 22, 2011 | No CommentsThree CaPC writers discuss videogames, religion, and the year that was. -
When Games Matter: Skyrim as Religious Experience
Posted on November 15, 2011 | 5 Comments"Despite these inherent risks, Skyrim has been a worshipful experience. And every mountain stream, every cave, and every village is but a foretaste of the world to come."