As the full terror of SARS-CoV-2 dawned on the world, it came as no surprise that people were scrambling for analogies to make sense of…
Posts published by “Ari Santiago”
Ari has worked in digital copywriter and is currently pursuing a master's degree in literary and cultural studies. Occasionally writes games, short stories, and tabletop adventures. Unrepentant Forgotten Realms fan.
When the full list of Nebula Award-winners was released last May, Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, Netflix’s flagship interactive show, claimed victory in the new Game Writing category. This…
(Spoiler warning: This article includes spoilers for The Dark Elf Trilogy, The Legacy of the Drow Trilogy, The Sundering, Homecoming, and the Brimstone Angels series.)…
Pacific Rim: Uprising opened last weekend with some monumental footsteps to fill. The first Pacific Rim was an unfettered celebration of the venerable genre of mecha.…
I first heard of Katawa Shoujo when a friend told me about a game about dating disabled girls. This was characteristic of the game’s early reputation,…
The idea of a First Town is a mainstay of roleplaying games. It has its origins in stories the genre draws inspiration from, as with…
Spoiler Notes: This contains minor spoilers for Doki Doki Literature Club. Granted, if you wanted to get into it without expectations, you really wouldn’t be…
