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Henrique Lage
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New video: ‘The Black Cauldron’ (1986)

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 Black Cauldron

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The Black Cauldron

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May 22

New video: ‘HROT’ (2023) — What Is a ‘Boomer Shooter’?

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).

Boomer Shooter

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Boomer Shooter

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May 12

New video: ‘The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the past’ (1991)

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. The consequences of its popularity not only changed subsequent “The Legend of Zelda” games, but inspired a multitude of later classics that tried to recapture the magic of the original work. 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 Legend Of Zelda

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The Legend Of Zelda

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Apr 17

New video: ‘OPUS: Echo of Starsong’ (1991)

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).

Visual Novel

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Visual Novel

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Mar 20

New video: ‘Resident Evil 4’ (2005)

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).

Resident Evil 4

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Resident Evil 4

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Feb 13

New video: ‘Loom’ (1990)

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).

Lucasfilm Games

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Lucasfilm Games

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Jan 23

+140 Best Games of 2022: THE GOTY OF THE YEAR 2022.

For the third year in a row (and the second one in video format), here’s my list of games released in 2022 that I played and surprised me. A collection of both popular games as well as hidden gems and underrated games, accompanied by a brief commentary on what stood out to me most about those works. 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).

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Dec 7, 2022

I Found A Box In My Attic Full of PC Games and Demos And This Is It…

This summer I had to clean out the attic of the family home, which meant rediscovering a good deal of video game material stored in boxes. Some of these games, because they were marketed as magazine promotions and collectibles, are hard to find today. …

Max Payne

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Max Payne

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Oct 31, 2022

New video: ‘Clock Tower: The First Fear’ (1995)

“Clock Tower” is a necessary step in the history of horror video games, still influential but not exempt from previous influences. Taking as reference the Italian horror cinema and the slasher, this game marked the survival horror without even belonging to the genre, but… Is it good as an adventure game? 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).

Clock Tower

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Clock Tower

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Oct 24, 2022

New video: ‘The Song of Saya’ (2003)

Faced with the anxiety of existentialism, the cure of love: a happy ending. Or not? “The Song of Saya” is a visual novel written by Gen Urobuchi that exposes a terrifying story of loss of humanity that accompanies the player himself. What if “keep playing” means condemning humanity? What drives us to seek “true endings”? 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).

Saya No Uta

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Saya No Uta

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Henrique Lage

Henrique Lage

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Writing essays. Writing games. Writing essays about games. Narrative Design Teacher.

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