About Matthew Smail

It seems to me that there hasn’t been a decent combat racing sim for ages and then all of a sudden, two of them come along at once. Earlier this …
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When I first heard about Stardew Valley, I was reasonably certain that it would be an utterly hateful imitation of its obvious inspiration: the Harvest Moon series. Thankfully (as is …
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Silence – The Whispered World 2 (henceforth just Silence) came to my attention relatively late in development. Despite my great love of point and click adventures, I haven’t had chance to …
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The Dwarves opens with a tutorial battle set in the distant past. Through a sequence of battles and cut scenes, this opening manages within the first five minutes to summarise …
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The Cartoon Network has some fantastic intellectual property. I wish I were writing about how Cartoon Network: Battle Crashers brings them all together in a fun and original way, but …
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If I had to summarise what Clustertruck offers into a single sentence, or perhaps even into a whole paragraph, I really do think I would struggle. I would probably start …
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When I first saw screenshots of Ginger: Beyond the Crystal, I could hardly believe my eyes. I mean, look at it! This game is absolutely gorgeous, and it immediately had …
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If there is a more frustrating match three game than Castles in existence, then I haven’t found it. Nor do I want to. The game starts out well enough with a …
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Just like the Dark Souls games, I tried very hard to hate Necropolis. What’s the point of playing a game that feels like a punishment? The first time I played it, …
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The Bunker is a relic from a bygone era, and yet it seems to fit perfectly with what a lot of modern audiences want. Back in the mid nineties, home PC’s …
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