April 25th
…seek to examine the state and legacy of celebrated, popular franchises through the lens of their most recent tentpole releases (don’t fact check me there on Tetris, there’s like a zillion of those).
- We’re All* Connected — KRITIQAL Nate Kiernan reflects on Tetris Effect as the apex culimination of Tetris as a vapid, relentlessly-copyrighted Brand–even if it is really pretty in the moment.
- ‘Nier Replicant’ Beautifully Updates a Classic Oddity, but Can’t Replace It | VICE Dia Lacina savours in the return of Nier to acclaim and attention, while wrestling with the state and nature of canonicity
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