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Writing about games by Gabrielle de la Puente. Click below for written & audio versions :-)

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The Last of Us Part II

The Last of Us Part II

writing about doing things in video games you don't want to do

The Anxiety-Free Cruise

The Anxiety-Free Cruise

writing about tabletop games, imagination, joy and sleep

Fall Guys

I write about playing a survival of the fittest game as a sick person

Mundaun

spoiler-free review of the best game I've played in months

Clawee

I played on a live remote claw machine via an app and I hated it

Maquette

I write about love, needing help, and my world inside a pearl

Art Sqool

not v creative for a game about art

NUTS

photograph squirrels in the forest and hope the game doesn't break

Calico

deadlift horses and run your own cat cafe - thank you

COVID and Coffee Talk

COVID and Coffee Talk

i got covid!!! and then I played this game in bed

Death Stranding

Death Stranding

a spoiler-free review because I want everyone to play my new favourite game

c ya laterrrr

Dan Hett's branching story about the death of his brother

If Found

the most careful game I've ever played - the most trans, irish and working class too

Among Us

the most social I've felt in lockdown thanks to a bit of murder in space

Florence

i needed this game once upon a time but I'm ok now

Before I Forget

Before I Forget

a story about dementia that felt so close to home I walked to see my Nan the next day

God of War

BOYYYYYYY. my first god of war game had everything I could have asked for

Shadow of the Colossus

Shadow of the Colossus

i played this game in one day

The Last Guardian

The Last Guardian

big cute dog cat drove me mad but cool architecture very nice

Life Is Strange

Life Is Strange

I couldn't get over the cheesy writing, or the strange ableist plot point

Mutazione

i built a garden outside over lockdown 1; inside I played this game and it felt like fate

Journey & Call of Duty

Journey & Call of Duty

lockdown is flinging me between anxiety and depression and games are padding the walls

Kentucky Route Zero

Kentucky Route Zero

I think about this game almost every day, even now

In Other Waters

In Other Waters

a game with user interface at the centre. queer love story in space

Animal Crossing

Animal Crossing

thank you pandemic gods for the island getaway

Firewatch

I wish i could play firewatch for the first time all over again, it is special

Wide Ocean Big Jacket

Wide Ocean Big Jacket

a sweet overnight camping trip with family and friends

Pokemon SwSh

this game is too easy. I want pokemon for adults

Untitled Goose Game

Untitled Goose Game

i had a very bad week and goose game gave me free therapy

Super Mario Odyssey

Super Mario Odyssey

I think this is my least favourite of the early reviews, don't read it

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Zelda: Breath of the Wild

I bought a console for the first time in years and I'm never looking back

Tap Tap Fish

baby's first game review, i don't even remember what I said

GAME THOUGHTS

The Problem with Bad Art and how the game industry could help us solve it

MINI reviews

external GAME stuff

🔗 Presentation titled 'The Great Indoors' for Conference 2021: Virtu(real) Playgrounds at the Peter Weibel Research Institute for Digital Cultures, Vienna

🔗 In conversation with Bettina Fung on her text-based game The Sea Changes Into Words for Aspex Gallery

🔗 Interviewing Sian Fan for Site Gallery on her itch.io commission 'Phantom'

🔗 I spoke to Counterpoint about game criticism for their Play issue

🔗 I reviewed Maf'j Alvarez's Eva Quantica for a joint National Gallery x Royal Opera House project

🔗 Live on BBC4 radio's Front Row talking about Occupy White Walls and Prisme 7

🔗 I interviewed Untitled Goose Game makers House House live from Animal Crossing for Now Play This festival 2020

🔗 I spoke about the 'game of the year' certification at Arcadia Dundee 2020

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