FGC #152 Earthworm Jim
One weird side effect of the Fustian Gaming Challenge has been revisiting classic videogames from a critical perspective and seeing a wildly different game from my memory. I often claim…
FGC #144 Under the Skin
We’re all victims of circumstance. As I’ve randomly referenced before, I’m a professional computer geek, and I’m pretty successful in that field (by “successful” I mean “I can buy stupid…
FGC #143 Rayman Raving Rabbids
I find Nintendo hardware to be fascinating, primarily because it always seems to turn out… bonkers. The Nintendo Entertainment System, for instance, is considered “normal” today because it singlehandedly revived…
FGC #141 Sqoon
It’s strange how the mind “justifies” fiction. I’ve seen this a lot lately: people justify... questionable narrative choices with “but the setting demands it!” Alright, easy, not-to-specific example that you…