by Cress | Oct 28, 2025 | Essays, Video Games
A decade has passed and I can’t help but feel I haven’t progressed much. It’s not that things were easier in my twenties, but I worry I’ve constantly made poor decisions in the long run. Could I go to the past and get medicated sooner? Take on a Bachelor’s degree instead of just a diploma? Or maybe even change myself and live out a very different life?
Welcome to the world of The Caligula Effect 2’s Redo, a pocket reality where anyone with regret can do their life over in an ideal way. Literally anything can be changed, even the very body you inhabit.
The following contains spoilers for The Caligula Effect 2, and descriptions of dysphoria and sexism that may be triggering to some readers. (more…)
When I’m not co-oping in a FromSoft game or trying to convince someone how good the Venom movie was; I usually enjoy crafting, drawing and hanging out with cats.
Find my silly takes and NSFW art (if I ever get around to drawing some) on twitter @justthecress and bluesky @justthecress.bsky.social
by Joan Zahra Dark | Nov 22, 2023 | News, Video Games
Hi, I’m Joan, and I’m covering everything surrounding labor and working conditions in the games industry for this month’s GYGO! From game companies using generative AI instead of hiring more people to the battles for unionization, we’ll get into all of it. (more…)
Joan Zahra Dark is a writer, organizer, and interdisciplinary artist. They love talking about queer comics, stories that can only be told through interactive mediums, worker cooperatives and gay robots. They’re based in Queens, NYC.
by Naseem Jamnia | Apr 29, 2019 | Reviews, Video Games
Y’all might have noticed by now that I tend to get obsessed with things. My latest love (don’t get me wrong, I’m still all-in for being Mystic Messenger trash) is Persona 5, which I will one day argue is one of the greatest YA games to have ever been created. So let’s just say when I finally got around to watching Persona 5: The Animation, I was slain. (more…)
Sidequest’s former managing editor Naseem Jamnia used to do sciencey things, but they now slam their keyboard and call it art. Their debut novella, THE BRUISING OF QILWA, introduced their queernorm, Persian-inspired secondary world; their middle grade horror debut SLEEPAWAY comes out in 2025.
by Tia Kalla | Apr 15, 2018 | Essays, Video Games
The DS had so many good JRPG releases, I’m still going back and finding gems years after its retail life ended. Atlus decided to save me the trouble for one of them by re-releasing Radiant Historia on the 3DS, subtitled as “Perfect Chronology”.
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Longtime writer, temporary office minion, and nerd of all trades, tiakall is a fan of lengthy subordinate clauses and the Oxford comma. She enjoys plants, cats, puns of varying quality, and making cannibal jokes before it was cool.
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