Medieval
How Scriptorium: Master of Manuscripts Illuminates the Margins of Medieval Art
Scriptorium not only makes an obsolete, long dead art accessible to a modern audience, but miraculously brings it back to life for a brief moment
Medieval
Game Cosmology
The Layered Worlds of Pentiment
This is the 4th article in the Video Game Cosmology series. Read the intro here. If you like my work, consider supporting me on Patreon! Spoiler warning for Pentiment. Pentiment’s ambition keeps spilling over the margins of its seemingly humble frame. The entirety of the game’s narrative takes
From Software
The Doomed Heroes of Dark Souls
This article was originally published by Kotaku UK on March 24 2017. This republished version includes some minor changes. Video games usually have an easy answer to the question “What does it mean to be a hero?” It’s an opportunity for excitement and adventure, to enter a virtual world
Medieval
Not Yet Built and Already Ruined: The Ruins of The Green Knight and Pendragon
The Arthurian worlds of Inkle’s tactical narrative game Pendragon and the movie The Green Knight have one thing in common: the grand, pathetic ruins of castles, monasteries, and chapels. In The Green Knight, a castle in ruins is the first landmark Gawain passes as he sets out on his