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Games worth thinking about

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10 essays that treat games as things worth arguing over. Space, difficulty, violence, and what a game is for.

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01
What Games Are Like For Someone Who Doesn't Play Games
Razbuten
Watching a non-player struggle shows how much games assume. Best opening here.
02
Games that Don't Fake the Space
Jacob Geller
On games whose places feel real because they were not faked. Changes how you look.
03
Games that Aren't Games
Jacob Geller
Where the boundary of the word game sits, and why anyone should care.
04
Games that Won't Leave the Dark
Jacob Geller
How darkness and light get used as design tools, not just atmosphere.
05
Difficulty is Weird
Razbuten
Unpicks what people actually mean when they call a game hard.
06
Video Game Cities Are Weird
Razbuten
Why game cities never work like real ones, and what that costs.
07
The Best Games Are Kinda Bad
Razbuten
An argument for rough edges over polish. Uncomfortable and useful.
08
Errant Signal - Violence In Games
Errant Signal
The violence debate handled carefully rather than as a headline.
09
How the Heck Do We Talk About Outer Wilds?
Errant Signal
On criticising a game whose whole value is not knowing things yet.
10
DUSK and the Design of 90's FPS Games
Errant Signal
What the 1990s shooter actually did well, judged by a game that copies it.