Days Gone Review

Games, Reviews

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Freaks and Deac ‘Days Gone,’ a PlayStation exclusive developed by SIE Bend Studio, is a perfectly adequate gaming experience that could have been so much more. It creates a...

Detroit Become Human Review

Games, Reviews

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Robo Jesus and the Deviant Bunch ‘Detroit Become Human’ developed by Quantic Dream and Studio Head David Cage is an ultimately flawed but highly ambitious look at just what...

The Role of the Silent Protagonists in Gaming

Games

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  I don’t speak, therefore I am not? In “Far Cry New Dawn,” the pseudo-sequel to 2018’s “Far Cry 5,” developer Ubisoft doubles down on a problematic storytelling technique, the...

Scapegoating the Mentally Ill

Books, Film, Television

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  One Bad Day The upcoming film ‘Joker’ recently released its second trailer, receiving much fanfare and acclaim. The movie will follow Arthur Fleck (Joaquin...

Has Rey Turned to the Dark Side?

Film

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  The Rise of Darth Rey The second trailer for “Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker” came out of Disney’s D23 expo, and audiences were exposed to the next shocking...

Netflix’s GLOW: Season 3 Review

Netflix, Reviews, Television

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Wrestling with Drama! Season 3 of ‘GLOW: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling’ recently released on Netflix. For fans of the series, it represents a change in the format of the...

Disney has 5 Billion-Dollar Movies in a Year

Film

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Out here playing checkers while Disney is playing Monopoly Six movies have made over a billion dollars this year, and five of them were made by Disney. They are as...

Sony Buys Insomniac Games

Games

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  Gearing up for the next console wars Sony Interactive Entertainment has acquired Insomniac Games, the developers behind ‘Marvel’s Spider-Man’ and ‘Ratchet and Clank’, as a...

A Veggie Burger That Tastes Like A Whopper Is…Impossible

Reviews

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  The Taste of Betrayal If you’re anything like me and you’ve binge-watched ‘Community’ on Hulu, then you have probably been inundated with ads for Burger King’s new Impossible...

Powerful storytelling in gaming

Games

**This article was originally posted to Northeastern Illinois University’s The Independent**  From Black Hat to White The last few games I’ve played had disappointing narratives. I had to ask myself if I was too hard on videogame storylines? Though there is a place...