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Hiero de Lima

(Any pronouns)
São Paulo
As seen in: GameBlast, Medium, Unwinnable, SUPERJUMP, Into The Spine, startmenu
Covers:  Indie/AA games, Yakuza series, gacha, visual novels, adventure games, RPGs
Doesn't Cover: E-sports, most AAA, crypto/blockchain-based games, games that use generative AI
Brazilian journalist @gameblastbr. Any pronouns. Opinions are my own. PT-BR/ENG/N4日本語OK. For business/pitches/general work stuff: hierodelima@hotmail.com

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Free-roaming video game journalist and critic from Brazil, writing in both Portuguese and English (and learning Japanese). I love to talk about games as a narrative medium.

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The Tragedy of Moma Kumakura

The Tragedy of Moma Kumakura

Or how trying for a wider appeal screws Uchikoshi over

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Character Analysis: Akane Owari (Danganronpa)

Character Analysis: Akane Owari (Danganronpa)

A defence of someone often accused of being “shallow”

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Honkai: Star Rail x We Coffee: provamos os itens da parceria em São Paulo

Honkai: Star Rail x We Coffee: provamos os itens da parceria em São Paulo

Mesmo com falhas, rede paulistana de cafeterias oferece uma boa experiência aos fãs do gacha.

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The Yakuza Series' Love of Rape

The Yakuza Series' Love of Rape

On a decades-spanning misogyny problem and how it affects even those who aren’t women

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Promise Mascot Agency: entrevistamos os desenvolvedores da Kaizen Game Works

Promise Mascot Agency: entrevistamos os desenvolvedores da Kaizen Game Works

Oli Clarke Smith, Rachel Noy e Phil Crabtree discutem histórias sobre a yakuza, filosofias de game design e f…

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I Used To Love Yakuza's Shun Akiyama, Until I Realized How Much He Hates Women

I Used To Love Yakuza's Shun Akiyama, Until I Realized How Much He Hates Women

One of the series' most beloved protagonists is also a constant mouthpiece for its most naked misogyny

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Control Resonant: entrevistamos Elmeri Raitanen, diretor de arte do game

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By Hiero de Lima
| GameBlast
Control Resonant, continuação do queridinho de 2019 que colocava jogadores para conhecer a Antiga Casa, um prédio brutalista (isto é, feito de concreto puro) e sede de um órgão secreto do governo que lida com incidentes paranormais. O GameBlast teve a oportunidade de bater um papo com Elmeri Raitanen, diretor de arte, sobre a construção deste mundo paralelo ao nosso.
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Hands-on: Control Resonant traz um Dylan Faden querendo mostrar a que veio

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By Hiero de Lima
| GameBlast
número 2 do lado de um título — ou a presença implícita dele — abre todo um mundinho de possibilidades, sejam elas narrativas ou mecânicas. Alguns jogos são mais tímidos e preferem se ater ao que deu certo; outros chutam a porta com os dois pés e propõem mudanças radicais a quase tudo. Control Resonant, claramente, entra na segunda categoria.
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Análise: Beastro é interessante, mas não ousa tanto quanto poderia

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By Hiero de Lima
| GameBlast
Um exemplo é Beastro, que segue a escola Tavern Talk de narrativa: jogamos não como o “escolhido”, mas como a pessoa que ajuda os bravos guerreiros a se manterem em forma, por meio de refeições mágicas e boas conversas. O resultado é uma mistura de cozy game e deckbuilder que acaba ficando um tanto aquém do próprio potencial. Vamos provar esse prato? Posso anotar seu pedido?
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

I have! It was at a museum exhibition, when I was a teenager. Very novel!

Who's your favorite fictional journalist?

Makoto Date's brief stint as one from Yakuza 3 to Yakuza 4 was pretty good. Upsetting he went back to being a cop :'(

How do you prefer to be pitched on stories?

Through my professional email, which is listed on this page. I appreciate medium-length pitches the most — give me something meaty!
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