Erik Fredner
Kill Screen
Berkeley, CA, United States
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Bravely Second: End Layer turns play into labor
Bravely Second is as unfortunate a title for a sequel as Bravely Default was for its predecessor. Where the phrase “Bravely Default” seemed to suggest that it would somehow be valiant for you to keep doing whatever you would have ordinarily done anyway, “Bravely Second” is poised to become a snowclone to tag onto any sequel that boldly exists in spite of the fact that no one especially wanted… → Read More
Fire Emblem Fates isn’t afraid of big, bold choices
Videogames operate on a timescale that we don’t expect from any other medium. Poetry and music often take minutes; novels and films hours. The day is not an uncommon unit of measure for the t… → Read More
The peculiar future of videogame history
The history of videogames maps directly onto the history of computation. At least, that’s how speakers cast it at GDC this year. Chelsea Howe, Chris Crawford, Dave Jones, Graeme Devine, Ken Lobb, L… → Read More
Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Bros. folds in on itself
There’s something strange—maybe even broken—about fetishizing materiality in a digital world the way Mario & Luigi Paper Jam Bros does, though it’s not the first game to do this. I first notice… → Read More
The Legend of Zelda, now 75% less interesting
For more about Kill Screen’s ratings system and review policy, click here. The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds was the best Zelda game in a decade. The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes take… → Read More
Yoshi’s Woolly World is cute, but confused
If you want us to cover more adorable games, consider backing our Kickstarter! /// wool·ly ˈwo͝olē adjective: wooly 1. made of wool. "a red woolly hat" synonyms: woolen, wool, fleecy 2. vague or confused in expression or character. "woolly thinking" The defining characteristic of Yoshi’s Woolly World—teed off by that alliteration in the title—is its ... → Read More
Yoshi’s Woolly World is cute, but confused
If you want us to cover more adorable games, consider backing our Kickstarter! /// wool·ly ˈwo͝olē adjective: wooly 1. made of wool. "a red woolly hat" synonyms: woolen, wool, fleecy 2. vague or confused in expression or character. "woolly thinking" The defining characteristic of Yoshi’s Woolly World—teed off by that alliteration in the title—is its ... → Read More
Yoshi’s Woolly World is cute, but confused
If you want us to cover more adorable games, consider backing our Kickstarter! /// wool·ly ˈwo͝olē adjective: wooly 1. made of wool. "a red woolly hat" synonyms: woolen, wool, fleecy 2. vague or confused in expression or character. "woolly thinking" The defining characteristic of Yoshi’s Woolly World—teed off by that alliteration in the title—is its ... → Read More
Yoshi’s Woolly World is cute, but confused
If you want us to cover more adorable games, consider backing our Kickstarter! /// wool·ly ˈwo͝olē adjective: wooly 1. made of wool. "a red woolly hat" synonyms: woolen, wool, fleecy 2. vague or confused in expression or character. "woolly thinking" The defining characteristic of Yoshi’s Woolly World—teed off by that alliteration in the title—is its ... → Read More