About

My name is Callum Hutchinson. I'm from Ontario, Canada, and I enjoy literature, writing, drama, films, philosophy, music, and, of course, video games.

As far as thematic analysis goes, my "specialties" are violence and brutality, as well as what I call "decay-restoration criticism" - a concept which I think I've created myself. (There's probably some similar form of literary criticism out there, but I can't find it.) Basically, this form of criticism asserts that a story can be explained in terms of where the world and characters are in a cycle of perpetual decay and restoration. Relationships fall apart and are renewed, kingdoms are toppled and replaced, villains are defeated only for new ones to arise. Building a story using this idea can lead to powerful themes of rebirth and redemption, as well as destruction and desolation.

My Favourite Video Games:
Chrono Trigger (SNES/DS)
Pokémon Emerald (GBA)
Mega Man Zero Collection (DS/GBA)
9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors (DS)
Virtue's Last Reward (3DS)
Knights in the Nightmare (DS)
Mario and Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (DS)
Metroid Prime Trilogy (Wii/Gamecube)
Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii)
Deadly Creatures (Wii)
Shadow of the Colossus (PS3)
Far Cry 3/4 (PS3, 360, PC)
The BioShock series (PS3, 360, PC)
System Shock 2 (PC)
Deus Ex (PC)
MechWarrior 4: Vengeance (PC)
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (I and II) (PC)
Sid Meier's Civilization IV/V (PC)
Outcast (PC)
DOOM (Switch, PS4, One)
Super Mario Odyssey (Switch)
Planescape: Torment (PC)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl (plus its sequels and mods) (PC)
The Ur-Quan Masters/Star Control 2 (PC)