mike_brough's review against another edition
3.0
A diverse collection of essays, all previously published elsewhere, on videogames (duh!).
At times, rather highfalutin but there's the odd nugget to chew on after finishing the essay.
The Conclusion chapter seems to suggest that videogames will only come of age when they're not treated as something 'other' and when books about them, like this one, become pointless since games are just like toasters or books and don't stand out as a separate niche. Maybe I'm being a bit dense but aren't there also literary critical reviews and individual book reviews in all the major Sunday papers?
At times, rather highfalutin but there's the odd nugget to chew on after finishing the essay.
The Conclusion chapter seems to suggest that videogames will only come of age when they're not treated as something 'other' and when books about them, like this one, become pointless since games are just like toasters or books and don't stand out as a separate niche. Maybe I'm being a bit dense but aren't there also literary critical reviews and individual book reviews in all the major Sunday papers?
kita_jin's review against another edition
3.0
An interesting exploration of how to talk, and especially write, about video games in a serious matter. Criticism, rather than reviewing. Some of the example chapters are very good reads, while others are lacking.
rachelplz's review
1.0
comparing the formation of ms pac man from pac man, to Adam and eve— issa no from me dawg
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