PinnedVargas SalvatierraWhy Breath of the Wild is the Most Important Game of the GenerationNintendo has proven to be a great company many times, but I think it’s only with the release of Breath of the Wild that they have proven to…6 min read·Feb 1, 2019--3--3
Vargas SalvatierraDUNE—Five-Hours of Masterful Science FictionAdapting Dune (1965) into a movie was obviously a good idea, with the only major obstacle being that the book is pretty long, so adapting…5 min read·Mar 22, 2024----
Vargas SalvatierraThe Legend of Recycled Content: Tears of the KingdomIt’s completely pointless to pretend that The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has any chance in hell of winning Game of the Year at…6 min read·Nov 17, 2023----
Vargas SalvatierraBethesda Made One Huge Mistake With Fallout 4Todd Howard might be an unprecedented genius in gaming, but he is not god, he is not perfect, he makes mistakes, he is human after all. He…5 min read·Sep 19, 2023----
Vargas SalvatierraBarbenheimer Review — Finally, Some Good Fucking MoviesThe massive success of both Barbie and Oppenheimer reminds me quite a bit of Elden Ring’s instant success. Hype is not an uncommon thing…5 min read·Jul 24, 2023----
Vargas SalvatierraElden Ring Has Too Much CombatElden Ring is a gorgeous game. It has a simple yet complex combat system that just feels great to play. It’s arguably the best open world…6 min read·Mar 31, 2023----
Vargas SalvatierraThe Last of Us and the Citizen Kane-ness ProblemLooking into video game journalists seeking validation7 min read·Dec 7, 2022----
Vargas SalvatierraAmazon’s The Rings of Power Turns Tolkien Anti-War Mythos Into a Pro-War ParableThe many evils of Jeff Bezos are very well recorded: From his abuse of workers at Amazon warehouses, to the fact that his company pays cero…6 min read·Sep 3, 2022--1--1
Vargas SalvatierraDeath Stranding Has Really Good GameplayThe genius of Death Stranding is in how Kojima proved that most mainstream games are completely full of shit. This is especially true for…5 min read·Aug 23, 2022----
Vargas SalvatierraThe Marvel Cinematic Universe, Imperialism and the SelfThe most annoying thing for someone who pretends to be an expert on textual analysis, like me, is seeing people analyze a piece of media…8 min read·Apr 2, 2021----
