I’m Graves, a content creator and essayist who explores storytelling and design, usually in video games. From 2022 until 2025, I wrote and edited guides, reviews, and editorials as a full-time journalist at EIP.gg. I’ve also been a contributer, editor, and web designer on Necropticon.com.
You can see other content I’ve produced for EIP and GameBanshee here.
I Am Your Beast is an anti-imperialist ballet masquerading as a John-Wick-style action romp.
The balance of games criticism is overwhelmingly focused on them as commercial products, but games need cultural critics to gain… Read More
Butcher’s Creek is not sufficiently brave enough in its narrative, gameplay, or aesthetics to continue its inspirations’ legacies. Read More
A low-poly pillar of indie horror, Paratopic earns its moody, off-kilter reputation. Read More
If games are going to be legitimized as art, then they need the kinds of critics who will do so, and will talk about ALL games as art. Read More
With gun customization that gives weapons personality, Ground Branch is a competent tactical shooter that lacks Rainbow Six’s definitive personality in other ways. Read More
Artistic discussion of games has long lagged behind other mediums, and everyone involved with games is to blame. Read More