Games like Thirsty Suitors and Venba kicked open doors that shouldn’t shut anytime soon.
I knew that I would loveThirsty Suitorsfrom the moment it was first unveiled.
A projection of her mother towers over the arena before slamming Sergio with a chappal.
The psychic damage is done, he is emotionally scarred and vulnerable enough to be defeated in battle.
Venba, an entirely different genre of game, manages to cut even deeper at times.
The brightest games of the year aren’t necessarily the ones you’ve seen all over the place.
I’m not Tamil, Indian, or South Asian in general.
While you appear to do traditional combat, what you really partake in is a kind of psychological warfare.
They say, “We’re here and we’re not going anywhere.”
It’s that these games are windows into worlds games have otherwise sheltered folks from.
The integrity of games culture could benefit from a widening of the experiences allowed under its umbrella.
The tensions of these games are not only real but specific enough to make real people out of ideas.
2023 has been a great year for knocking down walls and 2024 is hopefully poised to continue this trend.
These stories are as necessary as any other.
We definitely can’t let the door shut behind us.
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