Julie Muncy
Kingdom Hearts 3
'Kingdom Hearts III' is a Big, Beautiful Mess
The long-awaited game is also a perfect case for copyright law reform.
Julie Muncy
1.31.19
Not My Final Form
'Dishonored' Games Are Dark, Bloody Fables about Divine Right
Arkane's Dishonored games put the player in the center of the universe, in multiple ways.
Julie Muncy
6.1.17
Not My Final Form
How 'Hyper Light Drifter' Paralleled My Own Transition
Heart Machine’s game is preoccupied with the process of rebuilding. I played it at a time when I very much understood the instinct.
Julie Muncy
4.28.17
Not My Final Form
How the Heroes of Kingdom Hearts Find Strength In Transformation
The Kingdom Hearts series is full of convoluted lore, but its core message is profound.
Julie Muncy
2.7.17
hitman
The Elusive Targets of 'Hitman' Transform It into Transient Art
Most games let you load a save when you mess up, but in 'Hitman's Elusive Target mode, you only get one chance. Don't screw up.
Julie Muncy
10.17.16
Gaming
The Elusive Targets of 'Hitman' Transform It into Transient Art
Most games let you load a save when you mess up, but in Hitman's Elusive Target mode, you only get one chance. Don't screw up.
Julie Muncy
8.12.16
Read
By Giving Religion Short Shrift, Video Games Ignore Part of What Makes Us Human
The lack of religious engagement in games is frustrating, because it's an avenue of human experience that the medium could certainly do justice to.
Julie Muncy
10.6.15
VICE vs Video games
By Giving Religion Short Shrift, Video Games Ignore Part of What Makes Us Human
The lack of religious engagement in games is frustrating, because it's an avenue of human experience that the medium could certainly do justice to.
Julie Muncy
10.6.15
VICE vs Video games
The Never-Ending War of ‘PlanetSide 2’ Feels Somehow Familiar
It may seem a stretch to compare the war on terror to an MMO, but they both traffic in the same phenomena.
Julie Muncy
9.4.15
VICE vs Video games
Frozen in Place: On Zelda, ‘Second Quest,’ and the Threat of Fandom
The new Zelda-inspired comic is more than it seems, and one of the smartest pieces of media criticism you'll read this year.
Julie Muncy
6.25.15
The Witcher 3
Just Passing Through: ‘The Witcher 3’ and the Legacy of the Rōnin
Geralt of Rivia is never truly welcomed anywhere. A hero with few allies and no home, his actions are evocative of the manga 'Rurouni Kenshin.'
Julie Muncy
6.5.15
VICE vs Video games
Just Passing Through: ‘The Witcher 3’ and the Legacy of the Rōnin
Geralt of Rivia is never truly welcomed anywhere. A hero with few allies and no home, his actions are evocative of the manga 'Rurouni Kenshin.'
Julie Muncy
6.5.15
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