Feature Can video games match the warmth of summer? No, but an Odyssey and a Wildlife Adventure are the next best thing Great ex-vacations. Aug. 10, 2024 Aamir Mehar 44 comments
Feature Dragon Age 2 is one of gaming's best explorations of family life Arrested development. May 12, 2024 Aamir Mehar 28 comments
Feature How did Final Fantasy 7 capture so much humanity? "Perhaps, like Cloud on the gondola, I wasn't ready to understand." March 3, 2024 Aamir Mehar 31 comments
Feature How En Garde!'s fencing earned its cinematic flourishes "A couple of us took up stage fencing during development." Aug. 12, 2023 Aamir Mehar 3 comments
Feature Final Fantasy 6 contains a scene of perfect desolation - and not every player gets to see it So long, and thanks for... July 2, 2023 Aamir Mehar 63 comments
Feature A chat with the creator of Undisputed, the game that wants to do justice to boxing Ring cycle. May 17, 2023 Aamir Mehar 14 comments
Feature Two European developers explore the lasting influence of Japanese RPGs "There is at least a passionate group of people that really enjoyed these games..." Jan. 4, 2023 Aamir Mehar 27 comments
Feature Games of 2022: The Radical Dreamers had the most radical dreams "If they hadn't given up what they most wanted." Dec. 28, 2022 Aamir Mehar 9 comments
Feature The Video Game City Week: Shenmue 3's Hotel Niaowu is a cosy place to spend your time Welcome to room 201. May 23, 2022 Aamir Mehar 4 comments
Feature VR allows the dancing side of boxing to come to life A workout with The Thrill of the Fight. April 23, 2022 Aamir Mehar 3 comments
Feature Beyond Elden Ring and George R. R. Martin, great things happen when novelists turn to games "I write more invisibly..." March 1, 2022 Aamir Mehar 27 comments
Feature A bar in Shenmue On a quest to find the magic in a classic game. Nov. 9, 2021 Aamir Mehar 35 comments
Feature "It's about fellowship": on the pleasures of party-members and friendship in games This piece contains a lot of spoilers! Aug. 21, 2021 Aamir Mehar 8 comments
Feature Emotional texture: in praise of naturalism in games Squall's well that ends well. July 10, 2021 Aamir Mehar 31 comments
Feature Music Week: The Legend of Zelda sent me on a musical quest Take this! March 15, 2021 Aamir Mehar 9 comments