There are few philosophical thought experiments that have captured popular imagination quite like the trolley problem. Originally conceived more than 50 years ago, it’s been reinterpreted and expanded upon countless times, as people explored how changing details in the basic premise could elicit different responses. In the social media age—especially …
The Caligula Effect is one of the most criminally underrated games of recent memory. A deeply intelligent JRPG that turns the familiar “save the world” premise completely on its head, that takes a more nuanced and thought-provoking approach to moral philosophy than just about any other game ever made, that …
Like a lot of people, NieR Automata was my introduction to the world of NieR and the works of Yoko Taro. It’s no exaggeration to say that it quickly earned its place as my favourite game of all time, with its beautiful, heartbreaking story, its sense of humour, its subversive …
“I’m going to show you how to kill a god.” Gods and heavenly bodies are almost as common in JRPGs as slimes, but it’s rather more rare to see a game actually engage with those ideas on any meaningful way. More often than not, a god-like being as the final …
Danganronpa 1・2 Reload doesn’t add anything new, but it does bring together two of the finest games of the last few years in one neat package. Danganronpa is one of the best franchises in gaming. It’d be easy to write it off as a simple visual novel / adventure game …
Nier: Automata is one of the best games you’ll ever play, combining PlatinumGames action expertise with the mad genius of Yoko Taro. Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus is one of the best, most important books ever written. Not just because it gave birth to the science fiction and horror genres, but …
