April Roundtable: What are Game Genres, Anyway?
The Sidequest crew discusses the quagmire that is game genres, including what they are, why they’re confusing, and how to consider them effectively.
Grow Up: Gone Home is Wonderfully, Perfectly YA
Though Gone Home was a critical darling on release, later critics have called the game immature—but that, Melissa Brinks argues, is because it’s not for them.
March Roundtable: Randomness in Games
The Sidequest crew sits down to chat about randomness, and how unpredictability can help and hurt games of all kinds.
Grow Up: Why We Need Young Adult Games
Are games like Gone Home juvenile, or just not for the typical gaming audience? Melissa Brinks intends to find out.
Life is Strange 2: Episode 2 is a Tough, But Worthwhile Entry
Life is Strange 2: Episode 2 is a tense and harrowing game to get through, but its use of fear to impress the feeling of racism on the player is effective.