The Sunday Papers
Sundays are for luxuriating in the chill of the September air and hoping for more of the drenching rain that's ended the summer heat. Though, it's a luxuriating that's quickly pierced by the worry that we've seen the last warm weather of the year. Winter isn't far off and all the gaps around the windows in the living room are going to start making themselves known again. Read more
Sundays offer a chance to enjoy the cool September weather and bask in the recent rain that ended the summer heat. However, the anticipation of winter looms, and the gaps around windows in the living room are soon to become a concern. Instead of fretting over these issues, it's time to unwind with some Sunday reading.
One such article worth reading is Rebekah Valentine's search for John Bigwalk in Big Walk. After seven hours of sitting on a yellow stool in the tutorial area, the author finally spots Bigwalk emerging from a starting door. The gleam of silver and the flash of red draw the author's attention, and John Bigwalk is finally in sight.
In recent years, there has been a surge in remakes, but one article argues that remakes should treat the original source material with more respect, akin to a new staging of an old play. The author recalls a performance of Taming of the Shrew that flipped its misogyny into a witty performance, and believes that remakes could do the same.
The author also reflects on the video game industry, comparing it to the crash of the 1980s. While there are fears of a similar crash, the author points out that the industry is not facing such a dire situation. A prediction for the next decade by Rob Fahey suggests that the industry will be able to avoid the same fate as in the 1980s.
In another piece, Hidetaka Miyazaki, the head of Fromsoft, shares his thoughts on their games. He mentions the recurring motif of hands in his games and explains that the image of one hand reaching out for another is meant to depict some aspect of human nature that is difficult to describe.
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