When I wrote my preview of Sheltered, I thought of it as something of a rough diamond. Here was a brutally unforgiving game with a clunky control system that translated poorly onto a gamepad …
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When I reviewed the initial release of Ori and the Blind Forest one year ago, I described it as “beautiful and sorrowful” and a “masterpiece,” which I felt would surely …
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It’s only been a week since I was assigned to review Dungeon of the Endless (DotE), but I must admit to being completely addicted to it already. In fact, I’ve been enjoying Amplitude Studios’ …
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Cutting right to the chase, Teslagrad is a beautiful, intriguing, challenging and often incredibly frustrating game blending Metroidvania-style progression with fairly complex 2D puzzle-platforming. It’s a mix that should and …
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Gunscape presents us with the simple concept of a combination between the building features of Minecraft‘s creative mode and the typical gameplay of an old school first-person shooter such as Quake …
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In the interest of full disclosure, I have to admit that I’ve been a fan of Agatha Christie’s iconic Belgian detective, Hercule Poirot, since I was a boy of only …
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With a clear aim of recreating Bomberman-like gameplay In Space We Brawl is primarily a local multiplayer experience built upon the concept of an arena-based, twin-stick shooter, and although it …
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A couple of weeks ago, CBC News broke this story about a teenager from Pembroke, Ontario who racked up a bill somewhere in the region of $8,000 whilst playing FIFA< ...
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When it was released in 2013, Gone Home was praised not only for its deep narrative appeal and style, but also because it cast aside traditional video game trappings, favouring …
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A famous strapline once informed us that “in space, no one can you hear you scream.” Brief as it is, this is a handy way of summarising the fact that because …
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