Hello and welcome to the initial episode of Irrational Passions Presents. This is going to be home to all of the audio features from Irrationalpassions.com For this Article Read, Quinten Hoffman will be reading his piece Place and Purpose: Desert…
1979 Revolution: Black Friday Review
1979 Revolution: Black Friday is a game which thrusts you into the middle of a troubled Iran. Developer iNK Stories have crafted a tale which is as immersive as it is true, and the game serves as a documentary at…
City of Brass Review
You find yourself in front of a magical portal; something straight out of legend. The Fabled “City of Brass”, where the citizens got so greedy that they began to stockpile gold, exploiting the local genies, who would turn against the…
Place and Purpose – Desert Golfing
Welcome to Place and Purpose. This is a column in which I dive into certain game environments and unravel the emotions that they evoke from the player. Breathe in, breathe out. This is something you say to yourself over and…
Solo Preview
Being asked about past relationships can stir up mixed feelings for certain people, they might not be willing to discuss what happened. Most people keep it to themselves and dwelling on something like that can hurt more than it actually…
Tales of the Neon Sea Preview
Getting into a rhythm in the morning is relatively easy most days, except on this one particular morning your robot decided to play your alarm extra loud. Waking you up significantly quicker than instances prior, this wake-up call stings more…
Faeland Preview
Humanity has kept their peace with other warring regions by forging peace treaties and keeping the dark forces at bay. However, a new and mysterious force is threatening the safety of everyone and everything in the world. This is the…
The Gardens Between: Preview
Reminiscing about past memories can be a strange feeling, certain things can stand out and scare you. Or they can bring up happy memories, but some of those instances can be surreal to imagine. Being in control of these memories…
City of Brass Preview
Hearing tales of a lost, cursed city made you curious as a child, leaving you wanting to explore it in person. City of Brass is a game in which you are tasked with this, finding your way around a city…
Shovel Knight: King of Cards Preview
Losing the only thing you know is devastating and can upset your world, making you question the place you held. This is the premise in the next add-on for Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight. You play as King Knight, the…
Place & Purpose: Bloodborne
Welcome to Place and Purpose. This is a column in which I dive into certain game environments and unravel the emotions that they evoke from the player. Waking up for the first time after what felt like departing the world…
Place & Purpose: Celeste
Welcome to Place and Purpose. I plan to dive into the environments of certain games and the emotion that they evoke from the player. This is something I have wanted to do for some time, and I’m happy that it…