Nels Anderson

Why Are So Many Indie Darlings 2D Platformers?

3:00AM August 7, 2010 | Nels Anderson

2D platformers like Limbo and Braid have created deep metaphorical experiences, but can gamers appreciate them? And can their success move game literacy into new genres? More »


In Praise Of Hard Games

11:00AM October 30, 2009 | Leigh Alexander

I’ve been roasted by a dragon, used as a pincushion for ghoul spears, and hacked to death by an axe knight, repeatedly. I keep trying, and I die and die again. Are we having fun yet? More »