Kevin Wong
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How Peanuts Used Lucy And Schroeder To Explore Dysfunctional Relationships
1Lucy’s relationship to Schroeder was unfulfilling. She craved emotional validation from the one character who was least equipped to provide it. It was both humorous and sad – a contradictory message that Charles Schulz’s Peanuts conveyed so well.
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The Joy Of Super Mario Odyssey’s Hint Art Challenges
While playing Super Mario Odyssey, you’ll occasionally come across portraits like the one pictured above.They are visual puzzles that lead players to hidden Power Moons. Odyssey calls them Hint Art, and there are 21 of them scattered throughout the game. They’re visually intensive and clever, and they’re a great addition to the arsenal of mini-games…
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Calvin And Hobbes Showed The Trouble With Organised Sports And Father Figures
In 1990, Bill Watterson created a Calvin and Hobbes storyline in which Calvin is bullied into playing baseball during recess. Watterson drew a relatable, cautionary tale about the dangers of cramming boys into neat little boxes. Everyone in this story wants Calvin to do something he hates, but even when he commits to it, nobody…
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Tekken 7 Needs An In-Game Tutorial
Tekken 7 doesn’t have an in-game tutorial. Players new to Tekken games will find themselves losing for the wrong reasons. It isn’t because they need to practise the game’s subtle mechanics — it’s because they won’t know those subtle mechanics exist in the first place. This creates a massive knowledge gap between new Tekken players…