A psychiatrist’s case for siding with Maelle in Expedition 33
Maelle's decision represents her own understanding of what her life is worth — and it accounts for the worth of the many lives in Lumière
Dear Mother
22 articles
What co-op games should I play with my partner?
"We're both decently experienced with games ranging from Gameboy to Switch 2, but my boyfriend less so..."
What movie-length games should my girlfriend watch me play?
"I decided to show my girlfriend who knows nothing about video games Ni No Kuni."
How do I form a video gaming group?
"Playing with random people online is not particularly appealing..."
Which Persona game should I play first?
"There’s a lot of titles, and remakes, and spinoffs, and gold and royal editions…"
How do I be my girlfriend's cheerleader, not her coach?
What if you shifted your mindset toward joy around watching her learn, rather than watching her win?
Where are the gaming PCs that don't look like alien spaceships?
"A brief search online seems to show endless fields of lit-up rigs for sale; what drives that aesthetic?"
Am I using polyamory as a crutch because my partner doesn't play games?
"I don't want to force my nesting partner to try to get into exactly the same things that I'm into when we already have so much important stuff in common. Am I just looking for a reason to be anxious?"
It's time for a tolerance break
How do I fight the compulsion of falling into the comfort of the same game again and again, and play new games, see new worlds instead?
How do I get better at first-person shooters?
"Are there any good games, new or old, that encourage learning this mysterious combination of moving, pointing, and shooting that I seem to lack?"
How do you learn to use camera controls in video games?
It does take some intentional learning time to get used to using one joystick to move and the other to look around