Xavia

(You can just assume all my reviews have spoilers)

So first things first I'm realizing that nearly all the queer games I've done so far in my semi-formal exploration have been adventure games. I can't tell if there's a greater proportion of queer games in this format, or if they're just the ones I found more interesting so I started there. At any rate, most of these games don't have timed tasks, which is great because I'm discovering timed tasks are really stressful for me because I can't process information that fast. This was one of the few things I disliked about 2064: Read Only Memories (MidBoss, 2017), where one of the tasks late in the game gives you 180 seconds to solve five visual pattern matching puzzles or someone dies. That said, just like with Phantasmagoria I'm more interested in how these mechanics function narratively given my inability to complete the puzzle. The game's approach to gender and sexuality was interesting, and I have Feelings about Turing and about the noir genre, plus once again we have cyborgs!

( Genre and Structure )

( What is a Human? )

( Posthuman Genders )