Review – Gris (Switch)
A Therapeutic Platformer The story of Gris is interpretive. Told without a single text box or line of dialogue, the game nonetheless has its themes. Gris, a young woman, loses…
Review – Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker (3DS)
Like Trading Dollars for Quarters Though Captain Toad originally got his start in the Wii’s Super Mario Galaxy, it wasn’t until Super Mario 3D World on the Wii U that he…
Catching Up: With the Luigi’s Mansion Series
The original Luigi’s Mansion launched with the Gamecube in America on November 18th, 2001. As Nintendo’s marquee title for the system and a new direction for the character, the game…
Review – The Walking Dead: The Final Season Episode 1: Done Running (PS4)
GROUPING INDIVIDUALISM INTO A BOX In Telltale’s The Walking Dead, there’s either one of two situations going on. One is when characters stay alone. They’re by themselves, maybe with one…
What Tilting Windmill Is:
In Don Quixote, the tale’s hero haphazardly jousts with windmills, for he is convinced they are giants. His heroism is misplaced, but nevertheless, it is idealistic, ambitious, and romantic. At every stage, creativity must be all of those things.
“Tilting at windmills” often means to fight with imaginary foes or enter a battle that cannot be won. Here at Tilting Windmill Studios, though, it means embracing the quixotic, bizarre mind of Don Quixote in pursuit of creative endeavors. Creativity should be a bit wacky and different after all, right?
