From a History of Mobile Games to a New Way to Let's Play
Hello, Escapist readers! As part of our partnership with curation website Critical Distance [http://critical-distance.com], we'll be bringing you a weekly digest of the coolest games criticism, analysis and commentary from around the web. Let's hit it!
There is a growing trend of "Critical Let's Plays" popping up on Youtube, which take the popular format and give it a more analytical spin. This week, let's take a look at a few of them.
First up, Killing is Harmless author Brendan Keogh has been title [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH-sDMLGR8c], showing us how the old blockbuster is more interesting than it seems on first glance.
Next, Jody Macgregor has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuizlE_eiac&list=PLK5oUizp1eqrviKaiDDOd6WhnMyvkI01g&index=1] up on Twitch.
All of these are well worth a watch! You can check out the first video of Keogh's Modern Warfare critique up above.
Lastly, for those interested in some long-form criticism, his recent article on the old Nokia 3210 brick phones [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-history-of-mobile-games-1998-2008] on Medium.
Want more? Be sure to swing over to Critical Distance [http://critical-distance.com] to have your fill!
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Hello, Escapist readers! As part of our partnership with curation website Critical Distance [http://critical-distance.com], we'll be bringing you a weekly digest of the coolest games criticism, analysis and commentary from around the web. Let's hit it!
There is a growing trend of "Critical Let's Plays" popping up on Youtube, which take the popular format and give it a more analytical spin. This week, let's take a look at a few of them.
First up, Killing is Harmless author Brendan Keogh has been title [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zH-sDMLGR8c], showing us how the old blockbuster is more interesting than it seems on first glance.
Next, Jody Macgregor has [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuizlE_eiac&list=PLK5oUizp1eqrviKaiDDOd6WhnMyvkI01g&index=1] up on Twitch.
All of these are well worth a watch! You can check out the first video of Keogh's Modern Warfare critique up above.
Lastly, for those interested in some long-form criticism, his recent article on the old Nokia 3210 brick phones [https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/a-history-of-mobile-games-1998-2008] on Medium.
Want more? Be sure to swing over to Critical Distance [http://critical-distance.com] to have your fill!
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