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When I first played Candy Crush at GDC 2013 in San Francisco, I was offended by the condescending circus cartoons that seem to mock your progress (or lack thereof) at every turn. I quit playing after one game thinking, Pokemon Puzzle League is so much better than this.
Fast-forward 3 months and I’m sitting on the subway in London. My partner is sitting next to me crushing candies, and I am bored. He eventually waves me away; Get your own game, he says.
I’ve crushed candies most everyday since; but I think my friends believe that the game has been playing me instead. Read the rest of this entry »
Feminist Games
November 22, 2013
puzzles or poison?
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Fast-forward 3 months and I’m sitting on the subway in London. My partner is sitting next to me crushing candies, and I am bored. He eventually waves me away; Get your own game, he says.
I’ve crushed candies most everyday since; but I think my friends believe that the game has been playing me instead. Read the rest of this entry »