Roger Ebert was certainly a respected movie critic, but even if you disagreed with his opinions, you have to admit that the man at least was well read, would engage with his audience and critics, could analyze his personal opinions and explain why and how he came…
Laguna Levine
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Laguna Levine is the illegitimate son of famous explorer Toma Levine, disowned for forsaking the family tradition of moustaches to join Team Beards. That's fine though, since both are translated into the same word in Japan, Laguna's current home country.
Laguna Levine
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I strongly hinted at this in my article about Undertale and including outsiders, Undertale performs so well because it engages its audiences. It’s not only trying to include outsiders topically, but it’s trying to include a broad audience and play with them, specifically by playing with their sense of self. Be…
Laguna Levine
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I don’t think Earthbound/Mother 2 needs much of an intro, but if you need it, it’s a Super Nintendo RPG set in modern times with an unhealthy dose of pop culture references and humor that’s got quite the cult following. The series isn’t very long, but…
Laguna Levine
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I don’t think I’m alone here when I say I saw my fair share of bullying as a kid, mostly on the receiving side. It’s not just that I was a gamer, but I was a sensitive, thoughtful geek. Oh, and I’m “not quite white.”…
Laguna Levine
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Still Games’s Animal Gods is another Kickstarter that sounded good on paper, but when I saw the demo video, I closed the page and didn’t think much of it unless I saw a news update. A vaguely mythological title drawing inspiration from the Zelda series captured my…
Laguna Levine
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I saw it first on Destructoid. Then Twitter. Then GameFAQs. It wasn’t until I searched for information on the game in Japanese and saw it again that I finally broke down and knew I had to bring this up: as of this writing, Undertale has a 97…
Laguna Levine
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I’ll admit that when I first heard of Undertale, I was intrigued. Pacifist play supported in a game with combat? Interesting! But then I saw the “retro” style graphics?” and thought, “Eh, probably garbage.” Now, I’m no graphics snob, but normally, I associate modern games…
Laguna Levine
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After nearly a year and a half, Cory Jones’s Cryptozoic Entertainment has reached a settlement out of court with Wizards of the Coast concerning similarities between Hex TCG and Magic: The Gathering. Those interested in the progress of the lawsuit can check it on this reddit thread,…
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