Rarely will you come across a video game that so earnestly portrays mental illness, in this case mainly schizophrenia, and how this condition can shape or reshape a person’s perception of reality. Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice tells the story of Senua and her journey through her own hellish reality. It is a story that in 2017 needed to be told via the video game medium.
Month: Aug 2017
Bastion – Do you prefer the Characters or the World?
Sometimes in life you are given a choice. That choice can be significant and life changing, or simply on what type of filling you would like in your sandwich today. Bastion (2011) offers both. Many simple choices concerning your preference of weapon – call it play-style flavour – and a couple of major choices. Significant not just for your character, but for the entire world of the game. The following may contain minor spoilers.