The Examined Game
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What is the meaning of life...in video games? Video essays exploring that question, informed by conversations with the people who make them.

A BioWare Insider Explains What Went Wrong | Mark Darrah
The Examined Game and Mark Darrah on Games · 130K views · 1 month ago

Uncharted Broke an Unwritten Rule of AAA Gaming
The Examined Game · 211 views · 5 hours ago

How Fallout: New Vegas Did So Much With So Little | Josh Sawyer (Obsidian)
The Examined Game and Joshua Sawyer · 54K views · 3 months ago

Why You Shouldn't Give Players What They Want | Edmund McMillen (The Binding of Isaac)
The Examined Game · 316K views · 2 months ago

How Edmund McMillen Deals With The Binding of Isaac's Crazy Fans
The Examined Game · 34K views · 1 month ago

I Can't Stop Buying Assassin’s Creed Games
The Examined Game · 1.3K views · 1 day ago

What Makes A Resident Evil?
The Examined Game · 313 views · 3 days ago

How Outer Wilds Was Written | Kelsey Beachum
The Examined Game · 28K views · 5 months ago

Why RPGs Should Let You Refuse a Drink
The Examined Game · 5.3K views · 2 months ago

How Burnout Nearly Broke The Witcher Voice Actor
The Examined Game · 166 views · 2 months ago

90s Games Were Built Different | Stephen Kick (Nightdive Studios)
The Examined Game and Nightdive Studios · 8.6K views · 2 months ago

Blending Mario and Zelda to Make a New Kind of Platformer | Chris Wade (Big Hops Together)
The Examined Game · 800 views · 2 days ago