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Tessa Kaur

Features Editor

Contributing since February, 2023

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About Tessa Kaur

Tessa is a Features Editor at TheGamer. When they're not playing video games, they're lifting weights in the gym or reading in the park (touching grass is essential). Find them on Twitter at @tessakaur or email them at tessa@thegamer.com.

Favorite Games

I love narrative-driven games that engage with contemporary issues – think The Last of Us 2. I also love a bit of surrealism, a la Disco Elysium and Kentucky Route Zero. And I will play any Like A Dragon game you put in front of me.

Industry Focus

I'm most interested in industry trends, diversity in games, and critiquing media through a progressive lens. I also have a particular interest in franchises that cross mediums.

Proudest Gaming Achievement

I don't believe in treating leisure activities as things to excel in. Also, my ADD is bad enough that I rarely finish games, let alone achieve anything in them.

Latest Articles

The tiefling bard Alfira playing her lute
Baldur's Gate 3
I Wish Alfira Had Stayed A Baldur's Gate 3 Companion

She could have been the Bard option we sorely needed

11-It's Far Too Late To Start Destiny 2, But Maybe I Can Still Fall In Love With Destiny 3
Live-Service Games
It's Far Too Late To Start Destiny 2, But Maybe I Can Still Fall In Love With Destiny 3

Destiny 2 doesn't appeal to new players, but I want to get in on the ground level with Destiny 3

A Helldiver proudly holding up an Energy Sword from Halo, with a Gravity Hammer on their back
Helldivers 2
If You Want Melee Weapons In Helldivers 2, You're Wrong

Unless your goal is to die a lot, then you’re right!

Coop the ghoul from the Fallout show leaning against a wall, with a vinyl of I Don't Want To See Tomorrow superimposed on the image
Fallout
The Key To Amazon Prime's Fallout Is Its Use Of Music

I don’t want to set the world on fire…

This is brilliant, but I like this meme but with Fallout the show and Fallout 4
Fallout
I Like Fallout The Show Way More Than Fallout The Game

Everybody’s going back to Fallout 4, and I am running in the other direction

The clone betrayal meme but its a Helldiver cyborg pointing a gun at an automaton who is pointing a gun at a Helldiver
Helldivers 2
This Week In Helldivers 2: The Bots Are Back, Cyborgs Are Coming, And Explosives Are Here

It’s borgin’ time, baby

Cassandra from Dragon Age Inquisition next to Gale from Baldur's Gate 3, over a backdrop of Baldur's Gate from a distance
Dragon Age: Inquisition
I Missed Baldur's Gate 3 So Much That I Started Playing Dragon Age: Inquisition

Both have dragons, I guess

Squidward lies troubled in bed, facing away from a porthole through which you can see Helldivers cheering
Helldivers 2
Helldivers 2 Capitalises On The Good Kind Of FOMO

You never HAVE to do something in Helldivers 2, but you always want to.

A Helldiver pointing a gun at an Automaton Devastator on a green, foggy planet
Helldivers 2
I Have A New Most Hated Helldivers 2 Planet

Chort Bay, may you burn forever

The pre-order site for Star Wars Outlaws in the background, with a man holding up a piece of paper with
Star Wars Outlaws
Please Don't Pre-Order Star Wars Outlaws

Don’t be a mark, read the reviews first

Cassion Andor looking over his shoulder, while Nyx and Kay Vess run as she shoots at something behind her
Star Wars Outlaws
Star Wars Outlaws Feels Like Andor With More Fanservice

Thieves fighting for their freedom? I’m into it.

Gale from Baldur's Gate 3 turning his girlfriend into a Striga from Witcher
Baldur's Gate 3
I Turned My Girlfriend Into A Monster In Baldur's Gate 3 And I Regret It

I thought it was the right thing to do, but I’m not so sure I did right by Karlach anymore

A Helldiver charging into battle, shouting
Helldivers 2
Hey New Helldivers, Please Stop Playing On Difficulties You Can't Handle

I can’t carry all of you even though I want to

Cuphead in front of a blackboard, teaching a lesson. Screenshots of levels are superimposed on either side of Cuphead
Cuphead
In 2024, Cuphead Is Still Teaching Me Things About Myself

My partner’s determination and patience while claiming souls taught me how to find those qualities in myself

The summer house in Open Roads and an illustrated polaroid of Tess and a friend
Indie Games
Everybody Is Wrong About Open Roads' Ending

For me, Open Roads is about motherhood and family history

Willem Dafoe with red glowing eyes staring at the sky as fire rains down
Helldivers 2
This Week In Helldivers 2: Game Crashes, Automaton Eradication, And A New Warbond

I kind of miss the bots, actually. Can we get them back?

Senua in the middle with hands cradling her face, with a filthy, crying Ellie on the left and a determined Ellie on the right
Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
As A The Last Of Us Fan, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 Is Giving Me Everything I Want

Everything I love about The Last of Us Part 2 is in Hellblade as well

A Helldiver stretching his arms as dollar bills fly everywhere
Helldivers 2
New Helldivers 2 Players, Stop Spending Your Super Credits On Sick Armour

I was stupid and spent everything on cosmetics. Don’t be like me.

Art from The Crush House with the cast of Jersey Shore superimposed in the middle
Devolver Digital
The Crush House Examines The Ethics Of Reality Shows By Letting You Make One

I didn’t know how much I wanted this until I heard about it

Dragon's Dogma 2 in the background, a man holding his hand up in a 'stop' gesture in the foreground
Dragon's Dogma 2
I Won't Be Playing Dragon's Dogma 2

I’m glad you love it, but I’d be wasting my money if I gave it a shot

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