What does the future hold? In our new series “Imagining the Next Future,” Polygon explores the new era of science fiction — in movies, books, TV, games, and beyond — to see how storytellers and innovators are imagining the next 10, 20, 50, or 100 years during a moment of extreme uncertainty. Follow along as […]
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Celeste Reminds Me Of How Mean I Was Before I Transitioned
Celeste has always been a tough game for me, and not just because of its difficulty spike. I played Celeste around its release in 2018, and that was back before I worked in games. I still loved video games, but I wasn’t involved in all of the daily cut-and-thrust of video game discourse, I didn’t […]
Haikyu Reminds Me Of Why People Care About Sports
First of all, I only started watching Haikyu last night. Second of all, I went to sleep at a ridiculous hour last night because I watched way too much Haikyu. What I mean is, Haikyu is not only good, but genuinely excellent – never in all my years did I think I’d lose sleep over […]
5 Ways Elden Ring Reminds Us Of Winds Of Winter (And 5 It Doesn’t)
Elden Ring is a video game that we know pretty much nothing about, but we can make some assumptions. For example, it’s almost certainly going to be a video game. It will probably be playable on PS5. I reckon you can bet on it including a sword you can swing at enemies. Then there’s Winds […]
Eye of the Temple Reminds You How Amazing Room-Scale VR Is, Demo Available Now
It sometimes feels like we’ve forgotten something about the magic of room-scale VR. The need to traverse bigger worlds has given way to the fine, if unconvincing means of smooth movement, but there’s real power in putting your own two feet in front of you. Eye Of The Temple doesn’t forget that. In fact, it […]