# Why My Father-In-Law Should Respect Videogames

A writer’s analysis on narrative techniques in videogames and how they do (and don't) work.

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## [Great writing can’t save CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 from itself](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/great-writing-cant-save-clair-obscur)

_2025-07-09 · Brandon Garner_

Maybe next time, son

## [Is WITHOUT A DAWN worth the pain?](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/is-without-a-dawn-worth-the-pain)

_2025-06-27 · Brandon Garner_

Maybe, if you want to avoid burning a US flag

## [CLAIR OBSCUR: EXPEDITION 33 fixed world-building](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/clair-obscur-expedition-33-fixed)

_2025-06-11 · Brandon Garner_

You can stop saying that phrase at parties now

## [DESPELOTE is the perfect Childhood Memories game](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/despelote-is-the-perfect-childhood)

_2025-05-23 · Brandon Garner_

Damn, I really don’t remember much

## [RIVEN’s greatest trait is that it’ll make you feel S-T-U-P-I-D](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/rivens-greatest-trait-is-that-itll)

_2025-05-09 · Brandon Garner_

You’ll go to an Age and won’t need ID

## [Be as weird as 1000xRESIST and we will love you forever](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/be-as-weird-as-1000xresist-and-we)

_2025-04-25 · Brandon Garner_

No matter how bad your title is

## [We love BLOODBORNE because it’s insane](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/we-love-bloodborne-because-its-insane)

_2025-04-09 · Brandon Garner_

Did we mention there’s blood?

## [How the art of MINIATURES amplifies its story](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/how-the-art-of-miniatures-amplifies)

_2025-04-02 · Brandon Garner_

Plus, how the Switch 2's price makes sense

## [The little revelations that drive CITIZEN SLEEPER 2](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/the-little-revelations-that-drive)

_2025-03-26 · Brandon Garner_

Let’s throw some guns

## [The efficiency of CLICKOLDING](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/the-efficiency-of-clickolding)

_2025-03-18 · Brandon Garner_

Click faster, but not that fast

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_2025-03-18 · **Sponsored**_

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## [Authorizing the shark in MONSTER HUNTER WILDS](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/authorizing-the-shark-in-monster)

_2025-03-10 · Brandon Garner_

Nata chance

## [MONSTER HUNTER WILDS runs before it can walk, thank God](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/monster-hunter-wilds-runs-before)

_2025-03-03 · Brandon Garner_

Quick, babe! Get the camera out!

## [On the run with CITIZEN SLEEPER 2](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/on-the-run-with-citizen-sleeper-2)

_2025-02-24 · Brandon Garner_

Get out of here SLEEPER

## [Back and shorter than ever with LORELEI AND THE LASER EYES](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/back-and-shorter-than-ever)

_2025-02-16 · Brandon Garner_

Less content just like you demanded!

## [TURNIP BOY COMMITS TAX EVASION does comedy better than most movies](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/turnip-boy-commits-tax-evasion-does)

_2024-07-31 · Brandon Garner_

Time = Tragedy + Comedy

## [You keep hearing about FINAL FANTASY XIV because it fixed anime](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/you-keep-hearing-about-final-fantasy)

_2024-06-28 · Brandon Garner_

To kill God or not to kill God?

## [The mindful self-indulgence of ALAN WAKE 2](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/the-mindful-self-indulgence-of-alan)

_2024-03-30 · Brandon Garner_

Can interesting means justify God-awful ends?

## [Confronting nostalgia with MAJORA'S MASK](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/confronting-nostalgia-with-majoras)

_2024-03-07 · Brandon Garner_

Thinking about how one of Zelda's weirder games has stood the test of time

## [FINAL FANTASY VII and how flawed art becomes iconic](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/final-fantasy-vii-and-why-flawed)

_2024-02-29 · Brandon Garner_

There's a reason BARBIE was a megahit

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_2024-02-29 · **Sponsored**_

Conversational AI to answer questions, brainstorm ideas, and help with tasks.

## [NIER solved the problem of disparate audiences](https://brandongarner.substack.com/p/how-nier-lets-you-have-your-cake)

_2024-02-16 · Brandon Garner_

You can have your cake and eat it too, as long as you wear a mask in all of your interviews