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Tag: video game criticism

  • The Militarization of Science in Final Fantasy VII

    Dirge of Cerberus: Final Fantasy VII explores the dark implications of science merging with military and corporate power. It critiques unethical experimentation and the commodification of human bodies, exemplified by Deepground, where individuals become mere resources. The game serves as a chilling allegory for the real-world consequences of unchecked scientific ambition and institutional cruelty.

  • Foundations of Power: Understanding Domination and Control

    The text examines power as a relational dynamic rather than a possession, highlighting how domination establishes persistent inequalities. Key theorists like Weber, Gramsci, and Foucault illustrate how power operates through legitimacy, cultural norms, and internalized behavior, ultimately leading to self-reproducing systems of control in areas such as media and perception.

  • The Role of Perspective in Understanding Persona 4 Golden

    An academic essay on Persona 4 Golden exploring the instability of truth through Nietzsche and post-structural theory. Using key in-game scenes and multiple endings, it argues that truth is perspectival, constructed, and always incomplete within Inaba’s epistemological system.