Long distance relationships are difficult, especially when they’re of the romantic variety. They take a toll on people when you don’t see each other every day, and your schedules are different from one another. Making it work is such a…
Night Call Preview – A New Take on Classic Film Noir
As someone who absolutely adores films like The Maltese Falcon, The Third Man, The Big Heat, the aesthetic of Nightcall got my attention immediately. This genre holds a very special place in my heart. Even when I was using the…
Spring and Flow Preview
Spring and Flow is a game which is centered around moving water to have things come to life. Simply by transforming the environment and witnessing the mountain come alive after a long period of it being dormant is quite a…
Falcon Age Preview
Stories of colonialism are somewhat common in games media. New people arriving to uncharted places where they have tasked with exploring and taking resources from the area. Falcon Age is a story about Anti-Colonialism. During my demo at PAX East,…
Metro Exodus Review Discussion
Hello and welcome to the Irrational Passions Review Discussion for Metro Exodus. For this discussion, Jurge Cruz and Quin Hoffman sit down to discuss Quin’s thoughts on the latest title in the Metro franchise. Quin’s Thoughts In Summary: Metro Exodus shows how far…
Input Ep. 80: Activision-Blizzard Lays Off 800 Workers Despite Having “Record Sales”
Jarrett and Jurge sit down with the youngest member of Irrational Passions, Quinten Hoffman, to break down what led to Activision-Blizzard laying off 800 workers. Works Mentioned: Activision Publishing CEO Eric Hirshberg is leaving in March By Dean Takashi Blizzard co-founder…
The Art of Spider-Man
All great media has the ability to transcend time and provide a glimpse into another age as well as another world. The words spoken and read have the ability to come alive from the screen. The way something catches your…
Quinten Hoffman’s Games of the Year
As the year that was 2018 begins to wrap up, I just wanted to say thank you to the Irrational Passions editorial team for taking a chance on me. This year may been have the single most impactful year in…
Hitman 2 Review
In 2016, IO Interactive released a reboot of their well-known franchise Hitman. They made something special, and by releasing their levels episodically fans would replay the levels over and over again until they mastered it. These levels were intricate, and…
Article Read: Kratos the Literary Device
Hello and welcome to an Irrational Passions Article Read. For this read Jarrett Green, will be reading his piece Kratos the Literary Device which was originally published on April, 27th 2018. After the read, Jarrett Green is joined by Logan…
The Gardens Between Review
Everyone had that one friend when they were growing up who was ride or die. You were as thick as thieves, and no matter what you were there for each other when things got rough. Over time as you both…