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The Journey Of A Thousand Hyrules: My budding relationship with the Legend of Zelda franchise
I feel very fortunate that I've had the privilege to have games become such a huge part of my life in recent years, but if I were to have...


Violence Is ALWAYS The Answer: Mother Russia Bleeds is the game made for me
Hi, my name is Gemma. I like long walks on the beach, violent Russian history, trippy 80s nostalgia and beat 'em up video games. Mother...


Mountain Out Of A Molehill: The portrayal of mental health issues in video games (Celeste)
In my last post I spoke about how I struggled with challenging platformers and that I didn't really like to play them that much. So...


Too Fast For Me: Sonic Mania is a great game, but I hate playing it
It's not hard to see that the Sonic the Hedgehog franchise has had it's rough patches over the years - very rough patches. At times it...


Running Wild, Running Free: First impressions of Horizon Zero Dawn
The first time I came across this game was a trailer during Sony's E3 in 2017. Just from watching I knew I was going to love this game...


Nintendo 101: Super Smash Bros is perfect for new gamers
In my opinion Nintendo is, and always will be, the Gods of the gaming world. They are such a dominant figure in the industry that I don't...


Beam Me Up, Please!: A (quite literal) walkthrough of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture
I'm afraid that this is going to be a slightly shorter post with less substance than usual, as I wanted it to be a reflection on the game...


Adventure of a Lifetime: How Journey shaped the way I look at video games
Growing up, I was very much teetering on the edge of the 'outer loop' of video games. I knew roughly what was what, but along with most...


There's No 'I' in Team, But There Is in Frightened: Co-operative play through of Until D
I hate horror. There, I said it. There are two reasons as to why I hate horror and I'd say it's about a 20-80 split between the two. The...


Missing the Point: Where are we at with Overwatch?
I have never been a fan of first person shooters. Growing up I was never drawn into the Call of Duty/Halo hype, and even when I started...


Nuns, Guns and Massive Buns: Bayonetta is a must-play for feminist gamers everywhere
I mentioned briefly in my last post that my Masters degree in creative media and technology allowed me the freedom to base all of my...


Sunshine & Self Care: How Stardew Valley helped my mental health
After completing three tough years of University, I decided it would be a good idea to do a Masters degree straight away after. 'It's...


Summers End: Why Kingdom Hearts 2 broke my heart
"It looks like my summer vacation is... over." These are the eight words that broke my heart into a thousand tiny pieces. After the epic...


Opening the Door: My first big gaming experience (Kingdom Hearts)
"Who's that?" "What's happening?" "Wait, what?" If you've ever experienced Kingdom Hearts in some form, you'll be very familiar with...
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