Hi. I’m M. Shaw. I’ve written a lot of weird, scary stories about grief and identity. This is where you can learn about my work and read my blog.

Gaming

  • Stop trying to be so goddamn good, Max

    Stop trying to be so goddamn good, Max

    Something my mind has returned to over and over again for a good decade+ now is the trend in narrative video games, especially flagship titles from big studios and most especially in the 2010’s, toward forcing the player into “hard choices” that don’t really feel all that hard to me. Think of Skyrim, for example,…

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