News by Matt S. Goichi Suda is my hero, and I’m not even joking about that. One of the most relentlessly creative and transgressive game developers out there, I’ve loved everything he has touched on some level – even the really controversial stuff like Killer Is Dead. Also, it helps…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Blues and Bullets is a game that appeals to almost all of my sensibilities. It’s narrative-focused and striking, and fits neatly within the crime noir genre; something that has fascinated me into many, many years of study. Related reading: The other staff favourite episodic game series…
Read MoreReview by Nick H. iNK Stories has, in 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, created a narrative exploration of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, which provides insight on the events that transpired by giving players the opportunity to live through them. And it is such an important game. Everyone should play it.…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. Episode five. It’s been an interesting trek to get here, to what should be the end of Minecraft Story Mode. As episode four ended, I wondered what could possibly come in episode five because the story was all wrapped up into a neat little bow. Months…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’m so glad that Nintendo decided to remake The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and bring it to the Wii U. While it’s one of the more polarising entries in the series, I’ve always found it to be a fascinating, grand epic, of a game. And…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Oh boy, did I go into this with high expectations! Especially after the excellent first two seasons of The Walking Dead impressed with an engaging narrative and deep, relatable characters. The Walking Dead: Michonne feels like a cheap cash-in, a way to whet the appetites of…
Read MoreAgatha Christie is one of the most successful novelists of all time. Her works, which include 66 novels and 154 short stories, specialise in thrilling whodunit mysteries, and indeed, aside from Arthur Conan Doyle, it’s difficult to think of a single person more influential over that paticular genre. Agatha Christies:…
Read MoreBy the time episode four hits in a Telltale series, the story of the season has usually hit its stride: characters have been well-developed and attachments have been formed, and there is a newfound emotional investment as the often-final episode five looms in the near future. Then comes Minecraft…
Read MoreClannad has a lot of text. Clannad doesn’t have impressive graphics. Clannad is from a decade ago. There are several reasons people could use for disliking Clannad, but each one is another reason I can find to love the game even more. Clannad is a romantic visual novel that was…
Read MoreOh my. I had never experienced a David Cage-produced game before, and therefore was not entirely sure what to expect. After playing Beyond: Two Souls I have some games to catch up on now. Related reading: For a review of the original release on the PlayStation 3, check out Matt’s…
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