Making Friends With the Grim Reaper: Processing My Grief in The Sims

Making Friends With the Grim Reaper: Processing My Grief in The Sims

I’ve been playing The Sims for almost as long as I can remember. My first copy was burned onto a disc with a paper cover, given to me by the uncle that used to sell pirated DVDs at car-boot sales. My memories from that part of my life are hazy and jumbled, mixed up by the loss of my grandma when I was seven. (more…)

A Prophecy, Misread: How EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II Betrays Two Distinct Legacies

A Prophecy, Misread: How EA’s Star Wars Battlefront II Betrays Two Distinct Legacies

I can hear the sweeping John Williams score in my ears, but I’m forlorn.

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Star Wars: Battlefront II Diary

I briefly played the beta of Star Wars: Battlefront II. The combat was pretty good, the visuals were stunning, but since multiplayer campaigns really aren’t my thing, I quickly got bored of being repeatedly slaughtered by people with better characters (and skills) than me. Besides, I had only ever been interested in this game because of Iden Versio, the main character of the solo campaign. AAA games featuring female characters—POC characters, no less—are still a rare thing, so I will support the hell out of them, especially when the dudebros complain. Their lamentations are like the sweet song of the thala-siren and serve only to motivate me to play more games that they complain about.

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