Review by Harvard L. You might be easily fooled into thinking a game looking like Solo would draw inspiration from Wind Waker, but Team Gotham’s narrative puzzler has much more up its sleeve. Promising to take players on an introspective journey to find the meaning of love, the game pulls…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. You’re a refugee in a strange land. You work a dangerous mining job with little real understanding of the purpose, and you live in a rundown, one-room apartment with a few other people. You don’t understand the language and customs of those around you, and you’re…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Did you ever play “Roseball”? In the wake of the console release of Street Fighter IV way back in 2009, this mini-game emerged where people would play what was effectively Pong, but played in a Street Fighter setting. Each player would pick Rose, a character with…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. I must admit, I didn’t have high hopes going into Firefighters: The Simulation. When my first in-game day consisted entirely if driving around in a van, putting out literal garbage fires with a handheld extinguisher, I was ready to make some jokes. “How premonitory! Putting out…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. “NOT a Metroidvania” – that’s one of the first things the Steam description for Exile’s End says. It’s an odd point to make, because Exile’s End absolutely is a Metroidvania, and it’s one of the most Metroid-like games I’ve seen in a long time. When the…
Read MoreReview by Matthew C. If you go into Virginia expecting a crime drama, you’re going to be disappointed. Yes, it’s centred on a pair of of FBI agents looking into the strange disappearance of a young child, but that’s really just a frame for the far more interesting story at…
Read MorePreview by Matthew C. As a rule, I don’t really like roguelike games all that much. Sure, there are plenty that I’ve played and enjoyed, but that enjoyment is usually in spite of the things that make the genre tick – permadeath, high difficulty curves, lots of randomisation and so…
Read MoreTenshu General is a real time strategy game modelled after tabletop wargames like Risk, set in the Edo era of Japan and featuring up to four players simultaneously vying for superiority. Developed by Dutch indie studio Smart Game Studio B.V., Tenshu General is a slow paced RTS focused more on…
Read MoreIt’s funny how so many people play games for relaxation, and yet so many modern game designers never aim to make relaxation a key element in their games. With all the frenetic combat, fighting for survival and strategic manipulation present in our AAA titles, it’s a wonder that anyone manages…
Read MoreThe legend of David felling Goliath is one which runs deep – the historic turning point in Jewish history decided by a young boy and a slingshot has evolved into an instantly recognisable allegory for the underdog defeating unsurmountable odds through a mix of faith and cunning. In David, a…
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