Author: stephchan

the great palermo

The Great Palermo by We Are Muesli is a love song for anyone who’s ever gotten lost in a city and delighted in discovering its living history. (NOTE: Review contains spoilers)

cyclothymia

Cyclothymia by Kara Stone is a dreamy meditative look at the parallels between the movement of the cosmos and the ebb and flow of our own emotional realities.

grayout

All I knew going into Grayout was that it’s a text-based game from the POV of someone with aphasia. I was so not prepared for how emotional and visceral an experience it is. (NOTE: Review contains spoilers)

emily is away

Emily Is Away by Kyle Seeley takes us back to a time before #blessed and “vaguebooking,” when the ultimate expression of angst and peak humble-bragging occurred in one place: AOL Instant Messenger.

robin

In the wee hours of the morning, I played Robin, a lovely and lonely and evocative look at what it’s like to live with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome.