Stories aren’t just a way to pass the time; they’re formative experiences that help us navigate difficult emotional concepts, give us strong role models, and evoke a spectrum of emotions with immersive locations and musical scores.
Foxfire Reflections is the segment that dives into some of the games, books, TV, and films that have changed me. Keep reading to see which titles we have in common, or discover your next all-time favourite!
Tails by the Foxfire’s Deep Dive Into South of Midnight’s Perspective on Mercy and Justice South of Midnight is an action/adventure game by Compulsion Games that tells the tale of Hazel Flood: a young woman living in the deep south with her mother, who is swept away by a flood into a fantastical but troubled world of Southern Folklore. In...
Tails by the Foxfire’s 25th Anniversary Retrospective of Final Fantasy X Final Fantasy X was among the games that started it all for me, as far as my appreciation for video games goes. We’ve talked before about how the classic Tomb Raider was is a core memory (no pun intended) of mine from watching my brothers play it on the...
Tails by the Foxfire’s Deep Dive Into Palworld, Pokemon, and the Ways in Which Video Games Feel Like Home My hometown is slowly dissolving, Palworld just released the highly anticipated 1.0 patch, and I’m preparing to move halfway around the world, back to the place my wife was raised. Those things might seem disconnected, even overly heavy for an opener,...
Tails by the Foxfire Interviews Zack Buchman of Furry Puppet Studio & Uncute Tails by the Foxfire recently had the privilege of chatting with Zack Buchman of Furry Puppet Studio: the New York-based creators of the puppets used in Missy Elliott & Pharrell Williams’ WTF music video, as well as characters commissioned for marketing campaigns by Apple Japan, Casper, and...
How Peakychu Gave Me the Power To Endure a 40-Day PCOS Bleed When Pokopia released on March 5, 2026, I was already in the midst of what would turn out to be a 40-day bleed: a vicious PCOS flare-up brought on by 9-5 work overwhelm, the stresses of my personal life, the daily next worse thing hitting the news, and...
Final Fantasy XIV: The Importance of Kindness in Online Gaming Communities For some, Final Fantasy XIV’s Duty Finder queue pop is a thrill. For me, it’s like ripping off a band-aid. Games are supposed to be fun, but the very idea of teaming up with people fills me with a sense of dread reserved only for high school gym class....
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild shone a light on the wild, often unfair expectations I place upon myself daily, and much like Tomb Raider, Kemono Teatime, and Stardew Valley, has demonstrated to me some important ways in which I can grow as a person.
Click to find out about the games that made me, and the nostalgia of returning home after a long time away.
I recently watched Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind and found it hard to stomach in the reality of today. Even so, it's a masterpiece I urge you to revisit.
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