I promised it three years ago and here it is: an analysis of the video game adaptations of the absurd humor manga and anime series “Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo” and the different genres it adopts to see to what extent the mechanics of a game determine the tone with which we approach it. If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Check out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

You choose your alignment, your class, the items you carry and embark on a dark fantasy adventure full of terrifying creatures, legendary weapons and a heavy melancholy… in a game that doesn’t exist. We analyze Plastiboo’s book “Vermis” and its role as a hypertext of an imaginary video game, relating it to dungeon crawlers and their modern derivatives as well as other trends in dark fantasy. If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

Everyone knows the legend: new “Dragon Quest” games are released on Saturdays to avoid collapsing the country’s productivity since “Dragon Quest III” came out, but… And why is this particular installment the most revered of the saga? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

A series of novels, a cursed movie and a forgotten video game. This is a story about how the Disney license fell into the hands of a future director of erotic video games and how he created a game that incited you to disobey the narrative he was adapting. If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

The release of “HROT” serves as an excuse to talk about ‘boomer shooters’. Is it simply a wave of nostalgia or a design philosophy? What are the characteristics by which we can name genres in video games? And why is there a horse with a gas mask here? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

The game that consolidated the saga did so through greater interactivity with the environment, making it, for many years, one of the best games in history. …

What is emotional in a video game, and could time be a factor in how we become involved in the narrative? “OPUS: Echo of Starsong” is a humble and simple game, but it puts everything in its power to create a highly satisfying dramatic story. This is my review (and recommendation). If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

Now that the remake is launching, we need to talk about the original one. Considered one of the best games in history, its enormous influence has set the standard for the industry’s big leagues to follow, but have AAA games learned the right lesson? Has it stood the test of time? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

The great artistic project of Lucasfilm Games before it rose to fame with “The Secret of Monkey Island” is also the great masterpiece of Brian Moriarty. However, its innovation has not been continued in other games: is it due to the particular context in which it was created? And what does the sound card offer of its time have to do with the mythology it borrows? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).