Critical Play: World Building May 16, 2025 About the Game Pokémon Emerald is a role-playing game where the player must explore the Hoenn region, catch and train Pokémon, and defeat powerful…
Critical Play: Wizard 101 – Mai Mostafa May 16, 2025 This week, I played Wizard101 by KingsIsle Entertainment. It’s available on a variety of PCs and downloadable on many web browsers. As some who…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 16, 2025 This week, I played Pokémon Emerald Version, a role-playing video game developed by Game Freak and published by The Pokémon Company and Nintendo for…
Critical Play: WorldBuilding – Nolawi May 16, 2025 First of all, it was really cool to be able to revisit the world of Pokemón through the lens of this critical play. The…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding – Claire Birge May 16, 2025 Pokemon Black, developed by Game Freak, is one of two Pokemon games released in 2010 for the Nintendo DS that takes place in the…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 16, 2025 Name of the Game: Sky: Children of the Light Target Audience: people who enjoy games with a storytelling and exploration component Creator: Thatgamecompany Platforms:…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 16, 2025 The game I played this week was Minecraft, developed by Mojang Studios and now owned by Microsoft. As a sandbox game that defies traditional…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding – Lour Drick May 16, 2025 I spent a lot of my early childhood playing video games, but there is one whose story and world has always fascinated me. That…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 16, 2025 Super Mario World, created by Nintendo and released for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System (SNES) on August 23, 1991, initially seems like a simple…
Critical Play: World Building – Emma May 16, 2025 Super Mario Bros, created by Shigeru Miyamoto in 1985, was published by Nintendo for the Nintendo Entertainment System. It stands as one of gaming’s…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding – Cole May 16, 2025 This week I played Super Mario World by Nintendo. I played the Internet archive version on my computer, originally released in 1990. I’d never…
Critical Play 7: Worldbuilding (A Dark Room) May 16, 2025 A Dark Room is a game created by Michael Townsend (Doublespeak), playable on a web browser (headphones recommended), and intended for adult players who…
Sketchnote: Loops and Arcs May 16, 2025 A game I enjoy is VA-11 Hall-A, which is about a cyberpunk bartender. It follows a linear narrative arc. The gameplay though functions in…
Critical Play: Hades May 16, 2025 For my critical play, I played Hades from Supergiant. Hades is a game for teens and mature audiences, it has suggestive themes and plenty…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding May 16, 2025 For this critical play, I chose Fallout: New Vegas, developed by Obsidian Entertainment and released in 2010. I played the PC version, but it’s…
Critical Play: Worldbuilding with Wizard 101 May 16, 2025 Background. I played Wizard 101, produced by Kingsisle Entertainment to play on PC and consoles such as PlayStation and Xbox. It is playable for…
Joaquin Critical Play 6: Worldbuilding Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom May 16, 2025 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of The Kingdom, the 20th installment in the Legend of Zelda series and the direct sequel to Breath of…
May 16, 2025 The game I explored this week was The Legend of Zelda, developed and published by Nintendo. It’s a sprawling open-world action-adventure game available on…
Hearts, Stars, and Missing Paths – Critical Play: Play Like a Feminist May 16, 2025 Stardew Valley, developed by ConcernedApe, is an indie farming simulation game available on PC, console, and mobile. At a glance, the game invites players…
