Ruben FerdinandFinal Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers — Environmentalism and ecofascismMAJOR spoilers for the main story of Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers14 min read·Feb 19, 2020--1--1
Ruben FerdinandAll the wine — The National and the make-believe of the middle classIf you’ve ever listened to The National, you’ve probably wondered what in the world the songs are even about. With lyrics like “we’re…14 min read·Apr 12, 2019----
Ruben FerdinandA GM looks back: What two campaigns have meant for meOne of the highlights of my year has been the Blades in the Dark campaign I’m running. Almost every week Marcy, Nox, Lucas, and Nathan…13 min read·Dec 26, 2018----
Ruben FerdinandBattlefield V: A corruption of historyHistory can be anything. It can be a dust-softed book, it can be rediscovered archives, it can be an interview with a survivor, it can be…13 min read·Dec 19, 2018--4--4
Ruben FerdinandMetal Gear Solid: Military masculinity and homoeroticaCW: Descriptions of violence, torture, homophobia & misogyny16 min read·Jul 18, 2018--1--1
Ruben FerdinandA critical look at David Cage’s writing and why it is intensely awfulUp front: I have never been as consistently unimpressed with a single creator than with David Cage. He fancies himself an auteur…10 min read·Jun 8, 2018--4--4
Ruben FerdinandFor Pride month: Slight improvements upon Nier: Automata, Final Fantasy XV, and Mario OdysseyBehind a waterfall is a mysterious, crystalline cave that thrums with the music of the universe. Deep within its reaches, on an altar made…6 min read·Jun 2, 2018----
Ruben FerdinandAttack on Titan: horror and the aesthetics of fascismATTENTION: Content warning for descriptions of blood, gore, and human experimentation. Also, this article will feature massive spoilers…16 min read·Mar 5, 2018--9--9
Ruben FerdinandWhat Danganronpa and My Hero Academia say about school as an institutionThe way popular media presents teenhood isn’t a realistic image of what being a teen is about. It resembles the perfect version of how we…18 min read·Feb 13, 2018--4--4