Replace This With Your First Essay

Replace this with a claim. Not a question. Not a setup. A claim — something you actually believe that a reader might push back on.

Essays on this site treat games as cultural objects worth reading carefully, not just entertainment products worth rating. The politics shows up in the analysis. It doesn't get announced in the headline.

The bar for a strong essay here: a reader who disagrees with your worldview should still find the games analysis interesting enough to finish. That's harder than preaching to people who already agree. It's also the only version of this that's worth reading.

Replace this paragraph with your actual argument. Three to six paragraphs. Open with the claim, close by earning it.