Video games & mental health: Celeste and Night in the Woods
My Grapeshot article from last week is up on the website! It’s about the video games Celeste and Night in the Woods - mainly about how they address mental health.
Read MoreGrapeshot Volume 10, Issue 8: Lost Property
If you're around Macquarie Uni, go hunt down a copy of this (featuring yours truly). Guaranteed to make you forget the terror of impending exams. You’ll find me on p.44, with a review/article about the games Night in the Woods, Celeste, and how they portray mental health.
Cover Illustration by Sam van Vliet
*(No liability is accepted for forgotten exams - read at own risk)
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