The Escapist
The Escapist
Menu
  • News
  • Video Series
    • Documentaries
    • Review in 3 Minutes
    • Design Delve
    • Extra Punctuation
    • Cold Take
    • Zero Punctuation
  • Columns
    • Area of Effect
    • Escape the Law
    • Expedition
    • Frame Jump
    • In the Frame
    • New Narrative
    • Out of Focus
    • Storycraft
  • Podcasts
    • Breakout
    • Slightly Something Else
    • The Recap
  • Originals
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
    • Previews
    • Reviews
  • Forums
  • Merch
  • Patreon

Cold Take

Consumer Rights Need to Catch Up

By Sebastian RuizOctober 30, 2023
Cold Take

Why AAA Struggles With Nostalgia

October 23, 2023
Cold Take

Why Are We Still Using Review Scores?

October 16, 2023
Cold Take

The Hype Train is Running Out of Steam – Cold Take

October 9, 2023
Cold Take

Enough of the ‘Git Gud’ Mentality – Cold Take

September 26, 2023
Cold Take
This week on Cold Take, Frost talks about the shifting of blame when it comes to AAA video game releases like Redfall.
Cold Take

Who Is to Blame for Redfall? – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizMay 22, 2023
This week on Cold Take, Sebastian wants demo culture to return and discusses why video game demos need more love.
Cold Take

Video Game Demos Need More Love – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizMay 8, 2023
Why I Dont Talk About the Worth of a Video Game - Cold Take Frost Sebastian Ruiz
Cold Take

Why I Don’t Talk About a Game’s Worth

By Sebastian RuizApril 24, 2023
cold take sebastian ruiz cold take old video game design does not equate to bad design
Cold Take

Old Design Doesn’t Mean Bad Design – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizApril 10, 2023
This week on Cold Take, Sebastian explains how a new age of video games and gaming in general is upon us -- but in the end, there will be no replacement for developing quality games.
Cold Take

A New Age of Gaming Is Upon Us – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizMarch 27, 2023
There Is an Art to Making Unlikable Characters in Video Games - Cold Take / Doom Atomic Heart Forspoken
Cold Take

There’s an Art to Making Unlikable Characters – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizMarch 13, 2023
This week on Cold Take, Sebastian Ruiz dives into how we talk about the right way to play video games, if there is such a thing.
Cold Take

Playing Games the ‘Right’ Way – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizFebruary 27, 2023
This week on Cold Take, Sebastian takes a look at video game narratives and how they are designed around the medium of games, using The Last of Us on HBO and the video game as an example.
Cold Take

Design Narratives to the Strength of the Medium – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizFebruary 13, 2023
modders This week on Cold Take, Sebastian takes a look at how AAA studios often rely on the modding community (Cyberpunk 2077, arguably) to fix their games -- and why that shouldnt be taken for granted.
Cold Take

The Modders Will Fix It, Right? – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizJanuary 30, 2023
Chasing the Immortal Game - Cold Take Minecraft Fortnite
Cold Take

Chasing the Immortal Game – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizJanuary 16, 2023
Frost Sebastian Ruiz Cold Take Marvels Midnight Suns made me a better video games gaming critic
Cold Take

Marvel’s Midnight Suns Unintentionally Made Me a Better Critic

By Sebastian RuizJanuary 2, 2023
Frost Cold Take we need AAA video games like God of War Ragnarok Halo Infinite Super Mario Odyssey Sebastian Ruiz
Cold Take

We Need ‘AAA’ – Cold Take

By Sebastian RuizDecember 19, 2022

Posts navigation

123
  • Patreon
  • Account
  • About Us
  • Contact
  • Privacy Policy
  • Terms of Service
  • Pitch
  • Merch Store
  • V1 Archive
  • News
  • Video Series
    • Documentaries
    • Review in 3 Minutes
    • Design Delve
    • Extra Punctuation
    • Cold Take
    • Zero Punctuation
  • Columns
    • Area of Effect
    • Escape the Law
    • Expedition
    • Frame Jump
    • In the Frame
    • New Narrative
    • Out of Focus
    • Storycraft
  • Podcasts
    • Breakout
    • Slightly Something Else
    • The Recap
  • Originals
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
    • Previews
    • Reviews
  • Forums
  • Merch
  • Patreon

The Escapist

✕
  • News
  • Video Series
    • Documentaries
    • Review in 3 Minutes
    • Design Delve
    • Extra Punctuation
    • Cold Take
    • Zero Punctuation
  • Columns
    • Area of Effect
    • Escape the Law
    • Expedition
    • Frame Jump
    • In the Frame
    • New Narrative
    • Out of Focus
    • Storycraft
  • Podcasts
    • Breakout
    • Slightly Something Else
    • The Recap
  • Originals
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
    • Previews
    • Reviews
  • Forums
  • Merch
  • Patreon

The Escapist

✕
  • News
  • Video Series
    • Documentaries
    • Review in 3 Minutes
    • Design Delve
    • Extra Punctuation
    • Cold Take
    • Zero Punctuation
  • Columns
    • Area of Effect
    • Escape the Law
    • Expedition
    • Frame Jump
    • In the Frame
    • New Narrative
    • Out of Focus
    • Storycraft
  • Podcasts
    • Breakout
    • Slightly Something Else
    • The Recap
  • Originals
    • Features
    • Interviews
    • Opinions
    • Previews
    • Reviews
  • Forums
  • Merch
  • Patreon