Aamir Mehar

Feature | How En Garde!'s fencing earned its cinematic flourishes

"A couple of us took up stage fencing during development."

Feature | Final Fantasy 6 contains a scene of perfect desolation - and not every player gets to see it

So long, and thanks for...

Feature | A chat with the creator of Undisputed, the game that wants to do justice to boxing

Ring cycle.

Feature | Two European developers explore the lasting influence of Japanese RPGs

"There is at least a passionate group of people that really enjoyed these games..."

Feature | Games of 2022: The Radical Dreamers had the most radical dreams

"If they hadn't given up what they most wanted."

Feature | The Video Game City Week: Shenmue 3's Hotel Niaowu is a cosy place to spend your time

Welcome to room 201.

Feature | VR allows the dancing side of boxing to come to life

A workout with The Thrill of the Fight.

Feature | Beyond Elden Ring and George R. R. Martin, great things happen when novelists turn to games

"I write more invisibly..."

Feature | A bar in Shenmue

On a quest to find the magic in a classic game.

Feature | "It's about fellowship": on the pleasures of party-members and friendship in games

This piece contains a lot of spoilers!

Feature | Emotional texture: in praise of naturalism in games

Squall's well that ends well.

Feature | Music Week: The Legend of Zelda sent me on a musical quest

Take this!

Feature | The power of text in games

True to type.