I Have Seen Hell and it is Nickelodeon Kart Racers
Nickelodeon Kart Racers is a reminder that capturing the past is a difficult task, especially when you do it without any soul.
In Defense of Complex Mechanics in TTRPGs
As narrative-focused TTRPGs rise in popularity, Xander Orenstein celebrates the ways that more complex systems can make players Big Damn Heros (or Idiots).
Why Now Is The Perfect Time For The Final Fantasy VII Remake
Final Fantasy VII Remake might be made primarily to capitalize on nostalgia, but in fact, it’s more thematically resonant than ever.
June Roundtable: Pride Month
The Sidequest crew chat about queer games and what that phrase even means in honor of Pride Month. Plus: recommendations for our favorite queer games!
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.
Dragon Age’s Isabela is a Catgirl (Kind Of)
Following up a tweet by Dragon Age veteran Patrick Weekes, Angie Wenham discusses all the reasons that Isabela is, in fact, a catgirl.