Articles by Joss Taylor Olson

About Joss Taylor Olson (15 Articles)
English major, editor and professional Cards Against Humanity player. Hopes to one day rewrite Oldboy as a Jacobean revenge tragedy.

Darkest Dungeon

February 21, 2015 // 0 Comments

"The stress system is the centerpiece of Darkest Dungeon, adding consequences to adventuring not normally seen in other dungeon crawlers." [...]

Studio Ghibli: Staff Picks

December 7, 2014 // 0 Comments

"The utter sublimity about Studio Ghibli’s animation remains unrivaled amongst other artists of its form; it has for 30 years and likely will for 30 more." [...]

Slender: The Arrival

October 5, 2014 // 0 Comments

"Horror is built on the unknown, but Blue Isle unfortunately misses this deceptively easy mark in an overwrought mess wounded by its gameplay and crippled by its hype." [...]

Sunless Sea

August 18, 2014 // 0 Comments

"Sunless Sea is immersive in ways I’ve only seen shadows of in other games, but the elements that create that immersion are self-defeatingly unpredictable at times." [...]
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