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Tag: Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

Vader extends his hand, and with it, a villainous offer.
Issue 13 : The ReBoot Issue Archives 
August 2, 2016October 18, 2016

Why the Sympathetic Villain is the Best Kind of Bad

Posted By: Eric Seal Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

We’re off this week, so we are pleased to share some of our favorite work from Year 1. This piece was part of our

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Dungeon Keeper, released in 1997 by Bullfrog Productions, rereleased several years later as Dungeon Keeper Gold.
Issue Archives Reviews 
March 30, 2016July 29, 2016

Retrograded – Dungeon Keeper GOLD

Posted By: Eric Seal Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

In today’s games, the freedom to choose good or evil is everywhere. That moral choice can drive gameplay, letting players form their own identities

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Issue Archives The Takedown 
March 28, 2016July 29, 2016

The Takedown : Hannibal Rising

Posted By: Eric Carr Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

There are few fictional characters that elicit the sort of feelings that you can get from Hannibal Lecter, who exists somewhere between horror and

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A dark hospital corridor leads to a blinding white end of the hallway. A shadowy figure awaits at its end.
Prose Dive 
March 23, 2016March 22, 2016

Prose Dive: Screaming Without a Mouth

Posted By: Eric Seal horror, Issue 8: Scum & Villainy, prose dive

Villains are the ones who make stories move. You can sympathize with them while they do it, but they can be mysterious and scary

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Issue Archives 
March 21, 2016July 29, 2016

Through The Looking Glass with the Rogue’s Gallery

Posted By: Eric Carr Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

Almost as a rule, we love to define things in the strictest diametrically opposed terms. Black and White, Fire and Ice, The Road Less

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Issue Archives 
March 20, 2016July 29, 2016

Victory in the Unknown: Villains

Posted By: Jordan Feil Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear. And the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown.” –H.P. Lovecraft

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Issue Archives 
March 14, 2016July 29, 2016

Writing Bads: Forging a D&D Villain

Posted By: Eric Carr d&d, dungeons & dragons, Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

Outside, the storm has intensified. Rain pelts the reality warping old glass of the windows and fills the dusty rooms with a white noise

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Issue Archives 
March 13, 2016July 29, 2016

Lock, Stock, and Draw: The Beauty of Evil

Posted By: Jordan Feil Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

Grand Theft Auto 5 straddles a fine line between poignant social commentary and outright offense. Parents question the game’s moral compass and media, the

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Harry Potter villains are a varied lot, and most of them are far more interesting than the main baddie, Lord Voldemort.
Issue Archives 
March 9, 2016July 29, 2016

The Top 10 Scummiest Harry Potter Villains (Who Can Be Named)

Posted By: Eric Seal harry potter, Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

There’s no denying that Lord Voldemort is a pretty bad dude. Sure, he’s as powerful as noseless evil wizards come, but apart from his

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Pandemonium, the capital of Hell from Milton's Paradise Lost, the seat of one of the greatest villains in history.
Issue Archives 
March 7, 2016July 29, 2016

The Other : An Exploration of Villainy

Posted By: Eric Carr Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

An argument that I’ve often made is that in any story the protagonist is just who the camera spends the most time looking at.

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Banner for Ichi the Killer (Credit: Dev_O)
Issue Archives Mangaka Masterworks 
March 6, 2016July 29, 2016

Mangaka Masterworks: Ichi The Killer

Posted By: Jordan Feil Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

  There are no heroes in this story. The protagonist is a sadistic killer and the antagonists are Yakuza. Every character in between is

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Issue Archives 
March 2, 2016July 29, 2016

Renegades of Fun: How Games Make You Feel So Good to Be Bad

Posted By: Eric Seal Issue 8: Scum & Villainy

You know that voice in your head? The one that’s always saying, “you probably shouldn’t say that?” That’s your conscience speaking, and it’s probably

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