Narrative Design, by Alex Bard

Peaceful, wholesome games - Eastshade

Eastshade is a space for joy, and we need more of it.

Jul 23, 2025

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Friendship, choice, and a dash of Superman in The Iron Giant

Metal beating heart.

Nov 25, 2025

Love gained, love lost, love redeemed - Lost in Starlight 2025

Lost in Starlight is very sweet. Like love, it works out in the end.

Oct 14, 2025

From human to cyborg to post-human - Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell: Innocence (also, transhumanism)

Human evolution one cyborg at a time.

Oct 13, 2025

Rogue AI and techno-fears - Upgrade (2018)

Upgrade is a slick collection of tropes about technology gone rogue.

Sep 23, 2025

Robocop: Rogue City - Street justice with a dash of empathy

Robocop with a heart.

Aug 23, 2025

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