Jennifer Hale reflects on Mass Effect 2’s Shepard 15 years later
Jennifer Hale knows firsthand how impactful playing video games can be. Over a video call with Polygon, the voice of Commander Shepard recounted a story of one Mass Effect player…
Video game bosses with two health bars are good, actually
It’s probably happened to you: After bashing your head against a particularly difficult boss in a video game, you realize you’ve been duped. As you watch that boss’ depleted health…
The 5 best Twilight Zone opening monologues of all time
“You are about to enter another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind.”
Critical Role’s animated intros are a master class in storytelling
If there's one thing guaranteed to get Critical Role fans hyped, it's a dramatic new opening for the company's incredibly popular actual-play Dungeons & Dragons campaigns. No matter whether you…
Mass Effect 2’s opening death was my first contact with the series
The first time I met Mass Effect’s Shepard, I watched him die.
MTG’s Dramatic Entrance card explains one of Avatar’s best season 1 moments
In season 1 of Avatar: The Last Airbender, few moments land harder than the reveal that the ancient, mad king of Omashu is, in fact, Aang’s childhood friend Bumi. He’s…