Auri O'Neill
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Auri is the Editor-in-Chief, overlord, and overall master of Irrational Passions. She loves JRPGs, Tears of the Kingdom is her favorite game ever, and she hopes to take on a full-time editorial role in the games industry at some point!

Monthly Passions: April 2014

Another month, another interesting set of games the team has been chugging away with.

IrrationalPod Ep. 177

A great podcast for your listening ears!

IrrationalPod Ep. 176

Incredibly sorry for the late show, but Tony was having trouble getting his audio submitted.

Interview: John Romero

So Niall and I had the extreme pleasure of sitting down with one of the co-founders of ID-Software, and all around awesome guy, John Romero.

Vested Interest: Alex Talks

I know this one is preachy, and I get it. I just really wanted to get my thoughts and feelings out there about the super vicious response to some of the E3 news coming from Nintendo. Maybe it’s just me, but…

IrrationalPod Ep. 175

A late show, we’re sorry, but it’s here (with some audio issues).

Spelunky: Alex Talks

Yep, time to talk about a game that isn’t Persona 4. My love for Spelunky runs deep. Deeper than many oceans, I think. Putting into words what makes the game so good is very difficult, but I gave it the ‘ol college…

Are Game Reviews Necessary: Alex Talks

It’s time to discuss whether or not we really should be reviewing games. I have always felt that the review is more for the one writing it than it is for the one reading it, which may seem selfish or…

IrrationalPod: PAX East Day 2

More podcasting goodness from the PAX floor.

Civilization: Beyond Earth Interview

I had the chance to sit down with Will Miller, one of the lead designers on Civilization: Beyond Earth, what called a follow up to both XCOM Enemy Unknown and Civilization 5.

Darknet Interview and Preview

Zack and I managed to get hands on with Darknet, an indie game being made by E McNeill from the ground up for Oculus Rift.

IrrationalPod: PAX East Day 1

We decided to sit down and talk about what we saw on Friday. For better and for worse!