Comments on: The Epic Win by Rebecca Mayes Review http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-epic-win-by-rebecca-mayes-review/ Because thumbs last longer than hips Fri, 10 Feb 2012 12:53:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Matthew Glidden http://www.midlifegamer.net/2010/06/the-epic-win-by-rebecca-mayes-review/comment-page-1/#comment-6038 Matthew Glidden Wed, 18 Aug 2010 17:44:33 +0000 http://d1060657.u211.pipeten.co.uk/?p=4757#comment-6038 Thanks for your thoughtful review. I can echo that the "Don't Lose Your Head" track is great stuff and equals or exceeds her game-themed tracks, though "Death and the Spaceship" and "Shadows" are both up there. Don't have a problem with the "every game I play" lyrics from The Mirror, as the song feels more wistful than a real critique. As you say, gaming's history is all over the map for body style, yet exaggerated physiques remain a game culture touchstone, like superdeformed JRPG characters. Hope she gets a chance at more non-gaming songs, in any event! Thanks for your thoughtful review. I can echo that the “Don’t Lose Your Head” track is great stuff and equals or exceeds her game-themed tracks, though “Death and the Spaceship” and “Shadows” are both up there.

Don’t have a problem with the “every game I play” lyrics from The Mirror, as the song feels more wistful than a real critique. As you say, gaming’s history is all over the map for body style, yet exaggerated physiques remain a game culture touchstone, like superdeformed JRPG characters.

Hope she gets a chance at more non-gaming songs, in any event!

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