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Pathways/022 — The final ramble

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 11:00:40 +0000

Have you played Dark Souls? I sure have! It’s definitely a video game. It isn’t that the fanbase is toxic (it isn’t) nor that the game is too hard (it isn’t) nor that the game is obtuse (maybe), but people are often quick to ignore the Souls franchise due to the evangelical nature of its […]

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Pathways/021 — Grab the Bottle

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 28 Sep 2019 11:00:40 +0000

Grab the Bottle is a Rube Goldberg puzzler, somehow oh-so familiar. There are games that exist in a different format in our memories to their actual format, things seen through a filter that was never there. The graphics looked sharper, fog wasn’t as apparent, controls weren’t as limited as we remember, some of the games […]

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PATHWAYS/020: Unlockables

Louis Sullivan — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 12:00:28 +0000

Unlockables, can be overpowered, but it’s the reliance upon them that causes such a reaction.

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PATHWAYS/019: Jeux sans frontiers

Louis Sullivan — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 12:00:28 +0000

This piece is primarily going to be about borders and the lack thereof — the things trapped within, and those unbounded.

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PATHWAYS/018: Fireworks and folly

Louis Sullivan — Sun, 25 Nov 2018 12:00:19 +0000

Descenders reminds me more of the old freeware and webgames I played at the turn of the millennium.

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PATHWAYS/017: Delayed return, over fear of disconnects

Louis Sullivan — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 12:00:46 +0000

A slice of thoughts on that nagging inability to return to a game after a prolonged sojourn.

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PATHWAYS/016: Narrative realisations

Louis Sullivan — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 12:00:28 +0000

How a story is framed

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PATHWAYS/015: Returning, reloading, rejoining

Louis Sullivan — Sun, 28 Oct 2018 12:00:03 +0000

Rejoicing?

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PATHWAYS/014: Upgrading Gameplay via Difficulty and Cheats

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 12 May 2018 14:49:36 +0000

Taking a detour from the usual Pathways structure, this time we tackle the subject of difficulty and cheats in relation to play-style and accessibility.

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PATHWAYS/013: Suspension of Disbelief

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 05 May 2018 11:00:58 +0000

This week on Pathways, your regular host is back, and he's here to talk about fraudulent premises in games media advertising

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PATHWAYS/012: KING OF DRAGON PASS — The Other Side of the Coin

Dann Sullivan — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 13:00:45 +0000

Dann waxes lyrical on why King of Dragon Pass' twist on the Glorantha setting makes it one of the most memorable choices in games.

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PATHWAYS/011: THE WITNESS

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:00:29 +0000

This week on pathways we get lost in a world of puzzles and instead of escaping, we savour the mystery

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PATHWAYS/010: DARK SOULS

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 14 Apr 2018 11:00:22 +0000

This week on pathways we discuss the return to Drangleic, and how the Dark Souls series handles the subjects of memory loss, repetition, and memory loss.

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PATHWAYS/009: HITMAN

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 07 Apr 2018 11:00:31 +0000

This week on Pathways, the editor decides to take umbrage with my slander and chimes in.

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PATHWAYS/008: MINECRAFT

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 31 Mar 2018 11:00:50 +0000

This week on Pathways, we finish our Minecraft March feature, with introspection on the memories tied to play

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PATHWAYS/007: MINECRAFT

Louis Sullivan — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 18:00:16 +0000

This week on Pathways, we continue our Minecraft feature, we load up the last of our current modern saves and structures are compared to boglins.

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PATHWAYS/006: MINECRAFT

Louis Sullivan — Sun, 18 Mar 2018 14:31:46 +0000

This week on Pathways, we continue our Minecraft feature, highlighting some forgotten worlds and attempting to create a new memory.

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PATHWAYS/005: MINECRAFT

Louis Sullivan — Sat, 10 Mar 2018 13:00:25 +0000

Welcome to Minecraft March, a made-up celebration that I hope isn’t trademarked or owned by major corporations. This is a one-time celebration, featured solely in this series — In this article Louis talks about his Minecraft experience over time.

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PATHWAYS/004: HITMAN

Louis Sullivan — Wed, 28 Feb 2018 14:00:44 +0000

This time on Pathways, we're going to walk you through five attempts to refine our approach to a personal challenge.

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PATHWAYS/003: HITMAN

Louis Sullivan — Tue, 20 Feb 2018 19:00:30 +0000

If Agent 47 comes anywhere near you with a seemingly innocent rubber duck, run. Run far, far away.

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PATHWAYS/002: HITMAN

Louis Sullivan — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 19:00:13 +0000

This time on Pathways, we're back in the world of Hitman. While patience is a virtue, sometimes you just have to take action, call your local representative.

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PATHWAYS/001: HITMAN

Louis Sullivan — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:00:47 +0000

Welcome to a new feature in which we talk through our playthroughs, the steps we always take, and those we inherently avoid. This time, we fell a forger.

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