video games

What Remains of Edith Finch is a time-hopping family tragedy that centers on a spooky old house.

Reading The Game: 'What Remains Of Edith Finch'

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games continues with What Remains of Edith Finch, a complex, time-skipping family tragedy that'll leave you with scars — but trust us, it's worth it.
In Bioshock Infinite, a simple premise — a guy, a girl, a gun — animates a mind-bending story.

Reading The Game: Bioshock Infinite

by Jason Sheehan

It's a simple premise — a guy, a girl, a gun and a debt to repay — but in Bioshock Infinite it becomes a mind-bending story about politics, oppression, change and sacrifice. Set in a flying city.
Shadow of Mordor won awards for its gameplay, but lacks a compelling narrative.

Reading The Game: Shadow Of Mordor

by Jason Sheehan

As part of our occasional series on storytelling in video games, we're looking at a game where the story fails: Shadow of Mordor, which won awards for its gameplay, but lacks a compelling narrative.
Writer and critic Jason Sheehan calls Red Dead Redemption his favorite Western of all time — surpassing even The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Reading The Game: Red Dead Redemption

by Jason Sheehan

Our occasional series on storytelling in video games continues with the epic Western Red Dead Redemption. It's the tale of a reformed gunslinger tasked with hunting down the members of his old gang.