Non-Trivial
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A site dedicated to games and the art of writing about them. A place for careful attention to the things that matter, especially when it seems like they don't.
I think everyone who is posting vituperatively about Friendslop needs to put their thoughts into paragraphs and those paragraphs onto blogs and submit them to the Blogs of the Round Table Friendslop Jam run by @critdistance.bsky.social no later than August 19, 2026
The democratic establishment working big time to make it look like only white people with degrees are leftists. As if Bayard Rustin, James Baldwin, Huey P. Newton, Jesús Colón or José Carlos Mariátegui didn't exist. Much of socialist activism In the US was built in and through our communities.
Politico@politico.com · 14h agoProgressives didn’t get the big election night they wanted
wrote about brand new day, mutants and being trans this is a heavy one. sorry. ashlikeadragon.bearblog.dev/people-like-...
people like us don't get to live normal lives
i can’t call myself an x-men fan, necessarily. i would be stealing valour from those who are more invested in these characters, these stories, to a degree i ...
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Annesha Mitha's writing on labor is at once relatable and revelatory: "I remember getting up from my console after my first session with Citizen Sleeper. It was dawn; I hadn’t been able to sleep. At the time, I was at a job that I hated, and that hated me. Every day was a new humiliation."
My body is for rent
Visions of labor in the Citizen Sleeper games
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What is Non-Trivial about? Here’s a quick tutorial: www.non-trivial.games/tutorial/
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this is a site dedicated to games and the art of writing about them. it's not obvious, but there's a double negative tucked away inside our this website's name. to be trivial is to be unimportant, un...
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The History of Metroid Starring @mothership.blog co-founder @midimyers.com -Now available! -Only $1 during the Post Games Summer Sale! -You can listen to the first 10 minutes for free!
The History of Metroid | Post Games
This Month on Past Games: Act 1: The Making of Metroid Act 2: The Original Trilogy Creates a Genre Act 3: The Ups and Downs of Metroid Seque
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It is my absolute pleasure to share Jordan's new site dedicated to thoughtful game criticism: Non-Trivial. Please follow to learn more about their upcoming work.
Non-Trivial@non-trivial.games · 2d agoWelcome to Non-Trivial, a new site that stages games crit as month-long conversations between writers. Issue One will be out in November, but meanwhile, follow along with our long Issue Zero as we build this place out. Here's a tutorial: www.non-trivial.games/tutorial/
Big Walk is nothing short of a masterpiece. I played through its entirety with Zach, and we both agree that each collaborative puzzle challenged us in unique ways all the way to the mind-blowing end. Basically, a 10 out of 10. Here is Pixel Byte's review.
Big Walk Review – A Walk Like No Other - Pixelbytegaming
Big Walk begins with a simple premise and promise. The player, taking the embodiment of some kind of ant thing, spawns into a room with prompts. You walk those hallowed halls and get an explanation as...
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Welcome to Non-Trivial, a new site that stages games crit as month-long conversations between writers. Issue One will be out in November, but meanwhile, follow along with our long Issue Zero as we build this place out. Here's a tutorial: www.non-trivial.games/tutorial/
a tutorial
this is a site dedicated to games and the art of writing about them. it's not obvious, but there's a double negative tucked away inside our this website's name. to be trivial is to be unimportant, un...
non-trivial.games
Non-Trivial is a place for sustained attention on things that matter, especially when it seems like they don't. Non-Trivial is a home for playful criticism and critical play, a host to conversations about the way games feel, and in feeling, mean.
Today, we begin at the beginning. Welcome to Non-Trivial, Issue Zero. www.non-trivial.games/issue-zero-b...
Issue Zero - Begin at the Beginning
Welcome to Non-Trivial. Do you remember the first time you felt dissatisfied with a conversation about a game? Like, really grumpy about it. Did it stick with you through the day? Did you subtweet t...
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We're halfway through the year! Thought it would be a good opportunity to think about the video games that have broken paradigms and left a lasting mark on me. Here are my favorite games of the year so far.
AndresPlays’ Favorite Games Of The Year So Far
Six months passed by in the blink of an eye, and I, AndresPlays, take the time to think about the video games that have impacted me the most so far this year.
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