Jillian Caulfield
Apr 20, 20214 min read
The Thematic Dissonance and Cynicism of Supernatural's Finale
Spoiler warnings: Supernatural writ-large, including the finale. I grew up watching Supernatural with my mom. I was always aware of its...
Jillian Caulfield
Feb 11, 20202 min read
Lay These Old Chip Bones to Rest: Astroskeleton's Retirement
Last week, Seattle-based musician Jackson Scovel added In Memoriam to his Bandcamp page, an archive of tracks produced under the...
Quint Iverson
Sep 29, 20193 min read
Sayonara Wild Hearts Review
Sayonara Wild Hearts is, perhaps, the most polished and stylized hour in all of video games. A four-year effort from Simogo, best known...
Jillian Caulfield
Jul 24, 201910 min read
Piracy, Preservation, Polarity: Over-Regulation of ROMs Could Damage Video Games in the End
The future of online video game piracy is beginning to look pretty bleak. In August, EmuParadise, one of the most popular places to get...
Jillian Caulfield
Apr 10, 20194 min read
In the Corner of the Whole World, a One-Two: What Wowaka's Work Meant to Me
I found Vocaloid at a particularly difficult part of my life. As my home life escalated to a boiling point, my untreated anxiety disorder...
Jillian Caulfield
Nov 17, 20175 min read
Are You My Father? Reflecting on Aline's Story in Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare
Spoiler warnings. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare, Aline Cedrac's route. Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare did Aline Cedrac...
Jillian Caulfield
Oct 30, 20176 min read
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare Isn't a Nightmare After All
Pulling an unknown horror title off the shelf is always a gamble. After all, last time I decided to try a random horror game for the...
Jillian Caulfield
Sep 10, 20176 min read
Sticker Star Doesn't Deserve Its Infamy, But It's Still Not Fun
There are few Nintendo titles I’ve seen more unanimously condemned than Paper Mario: Sticker Star, so, of course, I recently put almost...
Jillian Caulfield
May 20, 20175 min read
Above and Beyond "Harvest Moon But Better," Stardew Valley is a Must-Play
Stardew Valley has done incredibly well for a one-man indie game. Within two months of launch, the country-life RPG sold an estimated...
Jillian Caulfield
Mar 22, 20177 min read
Other M is One Messy Metroid Game
Metroid: Other M isn't exactly a favored Metroid title. I don't see a lot of discussion around it these days outside of jabs at its...
