8. Braid

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Foreword xi
4. Introduction 1
5. I. Game Form
6. 1. FiFa 13
7. 2. Tetris 21
8. 3. King’s Quest 29
9. 4. Grand theft auto V 36
10. 5. Sid Meier’s Civilization 44
11. 6. Planescape: Torment 52
12. 7. Don’t Starve 59
13. 8. Braid 67
14. 9. BioShock Infinite 75
15. 10. The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 82
16. II. Representation
17. 11. Kim Kardashian: Hollywood 93
18. 12. The Last of Us 101
19. 13. Leisure Suit Larry 110
20. 14. The Queerness and Games Conference 118
21. 15. NBA 2K16 126
22. 16. PaRappa the Rapper 134
23. 17. Sniper Elite III 141
24. 18. Papers, Please 149
25. 19. Age of Empires 157
26. 20. Borderlands 165
27. III Industry
28. 21. Miyamoto/Kojima 177
29. 22. Clash Royale 185
30. 23. Game Dev Tycoon 193
31. 24. Cookie Clicker 200
32. 25. Ball- and- Paddle Games 208
33. 26. Angry Birds 216
34. 27. Lego Dimensions 224
35. 28. Tomb Raider 233
36. 29. Medal of Honor 242
37. 30. Pokémon Go 250
38. IV. Game Practices
39. 31. Pelé’s Soccer 261
40. 32. Nes D- pad 269
41. 33. Minecraft 277
42. 34. Quake 285
43. 35. Counter- Strike 293
44. 36. EVE Online 301
45. 37. Night Trap 309
46. 38. Shovel Knight 317
47. 39. Tempest 325
48. 40. Walden, a game 333
49. Acknowledgments 341
50. Appendix. Video Games Discussed in this Volume 343
51. Contributors 351
52. Index 359