Braven CarlsenFeb 4, 2021The Moment I Knew I Would Never Forget Cyberpunk 2077There's something about video games to me that is more emotional and borderline spiritual than things like television or movies. I think...
Braven CarlsenOct 30, 2020Make The Dream Work: Creating The Perfect Sports Video GamePro Evolution Soccer 2020 was released on Xbox Game Pass recently, so I checked it out to see what all the hoopla was about. I'd known...
Braven CarlsenSep 10, 2020Here I Am Doing Everything I Can: What Tony Hawk's Pro Skater Means To Me(W)ith the release of Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2, it felt right to discuss one of the first games that changed the trajectory of my life.
Braven CarlsenSep 3, 2020Honor Among Thieves: Fixing Grand Theft Auto OnlineI've had a lot of fun over the years in GTAO, but it's time to grow into the console MMORPG this game could truly be.
Braven CarlsenAug 4, 2020An Open Letter To TekkenNote: I've been writing this in bits and pieces since mid-2019 and it just happened that Katsuhiro Harada announced the new season of...
Braven CarlsenMay 4, 2020John Wick and the Idea of Adapting Across Mediums If Die Hard was the deconstructed action movie for a generation raised on over-the-top action movies, John Wick is the deconstructed...
Braven CarlsenApr 13, 2020Forza and My Ideas For A Fifth Horizon To ChaseForza Horizon is one of my favorite games of all time and my favorite ongoing game series. It's a beautiful game that has only improved...
Braven CarlsenMar 29, 2020Rockstar Games and the Question of the Leader's DirectionGrand Theft Auto vs. Red Dead Redemption is really interesting to me for one main reason: the game ideas are flipped the wrong way, but...
Braven CarlsenApr 16, 2017"Grand Theft Auto V" and the Ideas of Satire and Free WillEver since Grand Theft Auto III, the franchise has been a satire and parody of the world and moreso America at large. Grand Theft Auto V...