Author Archives: Meg
Lili on thalo
I often insist that games can be artistic, but rarely get to talk about why and how. I got the chance to discuss Lili, an iPad game I really like, for arts mag thalo. The island is full of strange … Continue reading
Because You Can’t Play Tabletop Adventure Games On The Subway
New post on Hardcore Droid about adventure RPG Avernum: Escape From the Pit. While I did have a little frustration with the UI (Get back here, magic users! I tapped to shoot the enemy, not run up and hug him!), I’m … Continue reading
Houston! Pick up! Now!
When I was younger, I really wanted to be an astronaut. I’m still fascinated by space travel, and I get excited when I read about the possibility of a Mars colony. I hope it’ll require not just the scientists and survivalists but the essential … Continue reading
Spirited Soul Review: RPG Meets Tower Defense Meets Yawn | Hardcore Droid
New piece about “RPG” Spirited Soul over at Hardcore Droid. Everything one can say about Snailteeth’s new tower defence/RPG Spirited Soul is colored by the game’s poor localization. The translated game text is usually a bit awkward, lacking punctuation and … Continue reading
#TCDisrupt Press Pass
Obligatory press pass photo!
The Lost Husband
The Lost Husband by Katherine Center. Originally written for Yahoo. In The Lost Husband, Katherine Pannill Center somehow combines a list of fairly generic chick lit tropes into an original and compulsively readable story. Sure, the protagonist, Libby, is a … Continue reading
Bookcase
When I was in Brooklyn, and I asked Harold to come over and help me put my new bed together, I assumed he’d be done in a few minutes, and probably make a few modifications and improvements on the design. … Continue reading
Avernum: Escape From The Pit
I’m working on a review for Hardcore Droid of Avernum: Escape From the Pit, and as I played through, I took some screenshots of things I wanted to remember to include in my article. I took more than a dozen … Continue reading
