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Tristan Best

Dragon’s Dogma II: Rules of The Dragon

Or: Magickal Arrows and The Bounty of Process

Apr 24

Dragon’s Dogma II: Rules of The Dragon

Apr 24

Tristan Best

Silent Hill: A Long Message about The Short Message

[CONTENT WARNING for: Self-harm, suicide, suicidal ideation, child abuse]

Feb 5

Silent Hill: A Long Message about The Short Message

Feb 5

Tristan Best

Reading list: Olga Ravn’s “The Employees”

Jan 10

Reading list: Olga Ravn’s “The Employees”

Jan 10

Tristan Best

Alan Wake II is an Object of Power

“It’s not a lake, it’s an ocean.”

Dec 9, 2023

Ilka Villi- Alan’s likeness, dancing in a musical number, making a spectacle gesture with his hands over his face.

Dec 9, 2023

Tristan Best

In Praise of Armored Core 6

Armored Core 6 gave me goosebumps. It frustrated and hypnotized me with a kinetic soundscape of grinding steel, the tactile trigger tension…

Sep 8, 2023

In Praise of Armored Core 6

Sep 8, 2023

Tristan Best

Loud-Quiet-Loud: Dino Crisis & Dynamics of Horror

I love revisiting old survival-horror games. Their obtuse puzzles, constant inventory management and frequent backtracking were unlikely…

Aug 2, 2023

Loud-Quiet-Loud: Dino Crisis & Dynamics of Horror

Aug 2, 2023

Tristan Best

The Way Things Looked: A Search for Lost Authenticity

I love old video games, but there can be an inconsistency to the modern experience of playing them- they just don’t look like they used to…

May 27, 2023

The Way Things Looked: A Search for Lost Authenticity

May 27, 2023

Tristan Best

Giving up The Ghostwire: Expectation and Enjoyment

I love video games that create a strong sense of place. I love that they can do it so effectively- since you can move through the spaces…

May 9, 2023

Giving up The Ghostwire: Expectation and Enjoyment

May 9, 2023

Tristan Best

Gran Turismo’s Innocent Driver: A Love / Hate Relationship with Cars

I love Gran Turismo 7. I’ve loved the Gran Turismo series of video games for a long time. This is because when I was a kid, I loved cars…

May 2, 2023

Gran Turismo’s Innocent Driver: A Love / Hate Relationship with Cars

May 2, 2023

Tristan Best

Tristan Best

Writing about games and other media through a personal and critical lens. If you'd like to tip me for my writing- https://t.co/Mno8qJ3U7u

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