(Courtesy of Freebird Games)Finding ParadiseDeveloped by: Freebird GamesPublished by: Freebird GamesAvailable on: PC, MacFor much of their history video games have inspired conversations about emotions such as loneliness, regret, or the nagging sense of time wasted. Soon after the doctors begin exploring Colin’s memories, they are surprised to find that they jump from one of Colin’s most recent memories to a memory of him as a child. “Finding Paradise” is constructed around simple point-and-click game mechanics though there are a couple of lighthearted segments that turn the game into an innocuous shooter or otherwise reference other video game tropes. Christopher Byrd is a Brooklyn-based writer who has been playing video games since the days of the Atari 2600. His writing has appeared in the New York Times Book Review, the Barnes & Noble Review, Al Jazeera America, the Guardian and elsewhere.

Source: Washington Post January 26, 2018 20:28 UTC