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Andrew Carroll

Andrew is a writer, podcaster, editor and civil service goon based in Dublin, Ireland. He has written for The University Observer in UCD, Film Ireland, TheCity.ie and HeadStuff. He is the editor of the HeadStuff Gaming section but spends more time playing games than he does writing about them. With friend and HeadStuff film editor Stephen Porzio he is also the co-creator and co-host of the world's only character actor podcast I Know That Face on the HeadStuff Podcast Network. You can stroke his ego or besmirch his good name on Twitter @Andrew_Carroll0.

Gaming

Lessons Unlearned: The Last of Us Part II Deserved a Better Ending

Andrew Carroll Sep 18, 2020 0

*This post contains spoilers for both The Last of Us games.* It's rare I'll play a game in order to experience the consequences of my actions as a player. If it's an RPG I'll go all in agonising over whether to leave either Ashley or…

Gaming

Horror is the Not-So-Secret Weapon of Night in the Woods

Andrew Carroll Sep 16, 2020 0

The fog of depression is much more noticeable on the first play through of Infinite Fall's Night in the Woods. The economic depression afflicting the old mining town of Possum Springs. The depressed fugue state main character Mae spends…

Gaming

Ubisoft’s #MeToo Reckoning Has Opened New Doors for Them and for Gaming

Andrew Carroll Sep 9, 2020 0

In early summer 2020 a wave of sexual harassment and misconduct accusations hit the French developer and publisher Ubisoft. As June gave way to July gave way to August leading figures in the company including but not limited to Creative…

Gaming

Light It Up! Modern Lighting in The Witcher 3, Control and More

Andrew Carroll Sep 2, 2020 0

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is five years old and I'm still blown away by its sunsets. They are, hands down, the most beautiful and underrated part of one of the best RPGs ever made. From dawn's first grey touches to the glaring white of the…

Gaming

War in a Time of Games: How Call of Duty Weaponized an Entire Generation

Andrew Carroll Aug 17, 2020 0

Teenagers are an easily influenced group and they often carry their influences into adulthood with them. Just ask a weird sword dude in his 30s what his favourite movie is and he'll probably say The Lord of the Rings. The same goes for a…

Film

“I Believe In Slime And Stink” | The Exorcist III at 30

Andrew Carroll Aug 17, 2020 0

“No one ever gets used to nightmares,” Mark Z. Danielewski wrote in his monstrous, unforgettable romantic horror novel House of Leaves. That’s what The Exorcist and its direct sequel The Exorcist III - the two best films of this long…

Literature

Book Review | The Last of the Irin: Volume One is an Ambitious Take on Ancient Aliens

Andrew Carroll Aug 11, 2020 0

The belief that humankind was created and fostered through our early years by extra-terrestrials is not an uncommon one. Though mostly dismissed as a myth and conspiracy theory it's hard not to look at the Egyptian or Mayan pyramids or the…

Gaming

Game Review: Carrion is 2020’s Grossest, Goriest Power Fantasy

Andrew Carroll Aug 4, 2020 0

"I don't know what the Hell's in there, but it's weird and pissed off, whatever it is." - Clark, The Thing. The reverse horror game is not a new concept but it is one that remains thoroughly unexplored outside of multiplayer games. Dead by…

Film

Streaming Now | The Wild Goose Lake Is A Supreme Blend Of Beauty And Ugliness

Andrew Carroll Aug 1, 2020 0

All art is political - or so the saying goes. Even art that is heavily controlled by censors is political whether through that censorship or the themes that slip through or under the net. Diao Yinan’s fourth feature The Wild Goose Lake…

Gaming

Game Review: Ghost of Tsushima is Too Much, Too Late

Andrew Carroll Jul 27, 2020 1

I have been here before. I will be here again. It doesn't matter if I'm playing as a Greek assassin, an outcast in a world of beastly machines, a spec-ops soldier, a reluctant hero waging a one-man war on a cult in middle America. This is…

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