Julie Muncy

Julie Muncy is a writer, editor, and poet based in Austin, TX. Her words have appeared in publications like WIRED, io9, AV Club, Rolling Stone, The Verge, and Vice. You can find her on Twitter @juliemuncy23.

Julie Muncy Oct 16, 2020. 3 minute read

Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory Has Great Music and a Big Opportunity

Kingdom Hearts and rhythm games, historically speaking, do not get along. Rhythm-based mini-games have been featured in nearly every major KH release. They’ve all, well, sucked. They’ve also been underdeveloped, frustrating, and dull. The biggest offender is quite infamous among fans. The Atlantica world in Kingdom Hearts 2 took the…

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Julie Muncy Oct 6, 2020. 5 minute read

Please, Don’t Shoot the Engineers of Halo 3: ODST

In all likelihood, the first time you encounter an Engineer in Halo 3: ODST, it’ll be in the open world — in the dark, occupied streets of the futuristic African supercity New Mombasa. It happens early in the game. Your player character, “the Rookie,” tries to get their bearings after being marooned, separated…

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Julie Muncy Sep 11, 2020. 5 minute read

Tell Me Why Can’t Find the Time to Enjoy the Quiet

Over the course of two full Life is Strange games, Dontnod Entertainment has established a formula for its adventures. Set in the present day, they tend to focus on a pair of individuals forced to make difficult choices in situations that blend the extraordinary and the mundane. There’s an emphasis…

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Julie Muncy Jul 1, 2020. 4 minute read

Yoko Taro Worked on SINoALICE to Make That Mickey Mouse Money

Yoko Taro, the game director and scenario writer infamous as the primary creative force behind some of the weirdest games released by mainstream publishers, has finally arrived in the world of mobile games. Or perhaps I should say he arrived a while ago. Now the rest of us are finally catching up. Meet SINoALICE,…

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Julie Muncy Jan 15, 2019. 5 minute read

5 Kingdom Hearts 3 Fan Theories That Just Might Be True

Kingdom Hearts 3 is only scant weeks away. You know what that means: It’s time for wild, rampant speculation! In this list, I will run down some major fan theories regarding what’s about to happen in Kingdom Hearts 3, which — considering the twisty, wild plot of the series — is…

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