The Definitive Fallout
Fallout isn’t just one of the most popular videogame franchises of all time – it’s also one of the most overthinkable. Here’s why.
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Video Games on Overthinking It
Fallout 4: Way Back Home
Most games let you escape from your real life. But if you live in Boston, Fallout 4 offers subtler pleasures.
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The Mushroom Industrial Complex: The Dark Economy of Princess Peach’s Mushroom Kingdom
Sure, Bowser seems like a bad egg. But are his attempts to kidnap the sitting head of state the main thing keeping the Mushroom Kingdom’s economy afloat? You say “evil tortoise wizard,” I say “job creator.”
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The Overview: Scott Pilgrim vs. the World
Want to have the most fun movie night you’ve had in a long time? Watch Scott Pilgrim vs. the World with the Overthinkers!
Thalassophobia
Think there aren’t many opportunities to be afraid of giant floating alien heads? Then you must not play many video games.
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Hearth and Home: When a Videogame becomes a Third Space
How and why Hearthstone, the World of Warcraft online Collectible Card Game, is a lot like the bar from Cheers (sociologically speaking).
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Icons and Empathy: on the weird difficulty of player identification in videogames
Does customizability in games make player identification better or worse?
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Book Club: Final Fantasy VI, Week 6
We wrap up the Final Fantasy VI Book Club with a discussion of existentialism, the Divine Comedy, the power of love, and the value of grinding.
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Book Club: Final Fantasy VI, Week 5
The Final Fantasy VI Book Club is back to discuss a post-apocalyptic GP-based economy, religion in a magical world, airshops, and Ultros as middle-manager.
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Book Club: Final Fantasy VI, SIDE QUEST
Ben and Shana discuss their favorite Ends of the World, the world of balance(d games), the image of the Last Man on Earth and other video game apocalypses.
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