The Art of the Video Game: Painting

Youssef joins the IP writing team to discuss video games and their emulation of classic art pieces and movements.

Opinion: Twilit Ghost Town

Twilight Princess suffers from a really extreme problem.

Feature: Uncharted Feelings– An Uncharted 4 Critique

About Best Ofs This article is one of the “Best of Irrational Passions”, meaning it’s featured on our Best Of page. Along with it, we have both a full read-through of the article and a conversation about the article, the writing…

Irrational Passions 2015 Game of the Year

Let’s close out the first month of 2016 by discussing our favorite game from 2015.

Feature: Growing Up with a Generation

Alex recounts growing up with some of the best video game consoles to date.

The Last of Us vs. Bioshock Infinite

We decided to put something special together for our 2013 Game of the Year content, but it unfortunately got delayed by an assortment of crazy circumstances and editing issues. Either way, here is the final product! We each found that…

Gamers Love Earth

About Best Ofs This article is one of the “Best of Irrational Passions”, meaning it’s featured on our Best Of page. Along with it, we have both a full read-through of the article and a conversation about the article, the writing…

Jarrett’s Favorite Soundtrack: Final Fantasy: Mystic Quest

There are few elements to a game more important than the way it sounds. Even a game with very little story or very sparse gameplay usually has sound effects and a score. Completely silent games died with MUDs made in…

Fixing Gaming’s Blacklessness

I don’t have many vivid memories from my childhood. I don’t even have very many pictures from my youth. I recall it as a difficult time for me, as my family was larger than my mother’s income could sustain, at…