YOU DIED
Arcadian Rhythms is no longer active. Damn was it a fun five years, though.
The site is staying online indefinitely. The slideshow to the left will show random articles from the archives, and you can see our final posts below that. Enjoy! Explore!
(Who are we? We like to play games. We like to talk, rant, expound and ramble about them. We are a fun-loving, quasi-intellectual bunch of gamers and writers with so many opinions we just had to share. We slip through our days in arcadian rhythm.)
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- Amusement Arcade
- Bear vs. Games
- Bit Socket
- Brainygamer
- Changeloggery
- Chris Spann
- Critical Distance
- Electron Dance
- Funambulism
- Gamers With Jobs
- Giant Bomb
- Gnome's Lair
- HAWP
- Idle Thumbs
- Kill Screen
- Midnight Resistance
- Mojo Menace
- Nostalgia For Infinity
- Plot is Gameplay's Bitch
- Pocket Tactics
- Quarter to Three
- Really Fancy
- Rock Paper Shotgun
- Savygamer
- Second Person Shooter
- Tap Repeatedly
- The Escapist
- The Recycle Bin
- UK Resistance
On a Videogame Canon (Part 1)
Part one in a series engaging with arguments for and against a videogame canon. In this part I attend to arguments for a videogame canon, and examine the flaws in such arguments.
Recent Rhythms
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Cast 25: The Final Podcast
It’s our last ever podcast! Join us for a topical 2015 videogames quiz and a roundup of the year that was. We may also wax a little sentimental.
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Arcadian obituaries: Walker
Occasional contributor Walker reflects on his interactions with and feelings about Arcadian Rhythms.
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Arcadian obituaries: Shaun
As if writing an editorial wasn’t enough! Here’s Shaun with a few farewell remarks about Arcadian Rhythms.
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Arcadian obituaries: Dylan
Dylan bids AR farewell, conjuring fond memories of one yawning rectum in particular.
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Arcadian obituaries: AJ
AJ is the first to stand and say his piece, sharing some stories that show none of us in a good light. Hooray! xxx
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Editorial: Arcadian Rhythms is Five Years Old
Arcadian Rhythms is five years old this month. Its favourite gift: announcements!
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More Lost Worlds: my archived memories
Pillaging memories and digital archives in search of savegames. Or is it pillaging archived savegames in search of digital memories? Uhhhh
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Fallout 4 & my post-apocalyptic critical navel-gazing
Hey, remember how much we’ve slammed Skyrim around these parts? Well, here’s some of Shaun’s thoughts on the not-entirely-different Fallout 4.
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Best of 2015 round-up
Did you miss any of our 2015 best-of posts? Don’t worry, lost little lamb, just stroll over to this here firepit, settle down and we’ll get you caught up.
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Best of 2015: Best New-to-us Boardgame
Some games are played on tables, and no we’re not talking about your 3DS. Come find out what our favourite boardgame was!
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AJ’s ‘Best of 2015’ – Best game I said I would write about
AJ revisits a title he totally said he was going to write about and then was a massive arse and didn’t
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Shaun’s Best of 2015 – Most Underused Hardware
Just which hardware has Shaun been under-utilising? And just which astonishingly obvious gag will be tragically overlooked?
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AJ’s ‘Best of 2015’ – Best Game with Ashley Burch in it
AJ picks his favourite game of 2015 that featured Ashley Burch’s voicework.
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Shaun’s Best of 2015 – Multiplayer Award
But who cares about a “multiplayer award” as decided by a man who rarely plays multiplayer games? Fuck you, that’s who. No, wait, come back, please retweet
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AJ’s ‘Best of 2015’ – Best Old Game
Prepare to be brought to your knees by AJ’s best old game played in 2015.