Part 1 here. Right away, the world of Metroid pulled me in. The title screen had this haunting deep bass theme, powerful, yet so sparse as to be disquieting, almost daring me to enter its world despite my age. It was at that moment I knew I was in for something more than what myContinue reading “The Metroid Reveal was a Dirty Setup (part 2)”
Author Archives: Nick Enlowe
The Metroid Reveal was a Dirty Setup (part 1)
In 1986, a video game called Metroid got released for the Nintendo Entertainment System to critical and commercial acclaim. The game was highly atmospheric and featured exploration-style gameplay similar to the likes of Adventure, Pitfall, and The Legend of Zelda. If you completed the game fast enough, there was a “face reveal” at the endContinue reading “The Metroid Reveal was a Dirty Setup (part 1)”
The Problem with Schrödinger’s Cat
I’m sure you’re all familiar with the classic thought experiment. But to refresh your memory, this quantum mechanics thought exercise is a hypothetical scientific paradox in which a living cat is placed in a metal box with a sealed flask of hydrocyanic acid. There is a hammer inside rigged to either smash, or not smash,Continue reading “The Problem with Schrödinger’s Cat”
Different Interpretations are Okay (final)
(Part 1 can be found here.) When I hear a literary scholar lecturing a class on how to interpret a story, I find the take interesting, but I certainly don’t consider it the only way to interpret the story. Some professors get particularly smug and feel it is the only way, though, to the pointContinue reading “Different Interpretations are Okay (final)”
Different Interpretations are Okay (part 3)
Comic books have always been political. That’s their argument. They push it even further by saying all art is political, and they’ll cherry-pick specific comic book panels to gaslight you into believing that every single title you’ve ever enjoyed is–and always has been–propagandized, all to get you to shut up and swallow Current Year propaganda.Continue reading “Different Interpretations are Okay (part 3)”
Different Interpretations are Okay (part 2)
YouTube personality “Az” of HeelvsBabyface recently said modern AAA game studios are “boring”. He’s right. They have nothing left to say. Nothing new, anyway. Nothing you don’t constantly see repeated on TV commercials or in Hollywood movies. The “brave” political statements you’re seeing in AAA games are the same stale statements you see spewed fromContinue reading “Different Interpretations are Okay (part 2)”
Different Interpretations are Okay (part 1)
Just a few days ago, someone suggested to me that the only valid answer to the Riddle of Steel is “Will”. I did discuss that Will is the typical Nietzschean answer in my article, and even acknowledged that the movie opens with a quote from Nietzsche himself. I also acknowledged that there are many possibleContinue reading “Different Interpretations are Okay (part 1)”
Leveling Up from a Wannabe Grifter
In the author Twittersphere, it seems there are creators, wannabes, and grifters. Lately I’ve felt like a #WritingCommunity wannabe and grifter, trying to build an audience when I have nothing published. After getting my rejection letter, I don’t have a follow-up plan on which short fiction magazines to try next. I am not aware ofContinue reading “Leveling Up from a Wannabe Grifter”
The Riddle of Iron: The Answer
The time has come to face Crom. It’s been a long journey. I could keep reading Appendix N entries and #IronAge offerings until I’m blue in the face, but the same answers keep bubbling to the surface. I now climb the hill to stand before his judgmental eyes, wearied, palms sweaty, my first and onlyContinue reading “The Riddle of Iron: The Answer”
I Need a Win
I knew when I took a first stab at submitting a short story, there was a pretty good chance I wasn’t going to make it. I figured getting a rejection letter or my first publication were both desirable scenarios. Either outcome would be a win, I told myself. It’s said that every author needs rejectionContinue reading “I Need a Win”
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