Review by Matt S. I’m not a parent, and a lot of the time stories that deal with that particular dynamic, between parents and their kids, pass me by. I just haven’t felt the emotional connection there, and because those stories generally rely heavily on exploring that exact emotional connection,…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. Opus: Rocket of Whispers is both incredibly familiar and unlike anything else I’ve ever played. At its core, it’s a post-apocalyptic adventure game with a focus on scavenging for resources in a frozen wasteland, but that’s all in service of a moving, introspective story that pushes…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Radiation Island is a survival game the same way that Dead Island is an RPG – it’s not the finest example of its genre, the execution can be a little less than pristine at times, and yet at its core lies a compelling gameplay loop which…
Read MoreReview by Pierre-Yves L. Ark: Survival Evolved has just recently launched from the lengthy Early Access period that it has been through. Now we supposedly have the full game. Debate over whether Early Access is a good thing for game development or not aside, after years of development, multiple expansions,…
Read MorePreview by Ginny W. While Notch may have suffered a bit of a publicity blowout after being an idiot on the Internet, his progeny, Minecraft, remains ever popular. Part of that may be that no other building simulator looks as child-friendly at Minecraft, but it’s far more likely that he…
Read MoreReview by Ginny W. Impact Winter is a game about absence – an absence of colour, an absence of faith, and an absence of direction. In a games market usually saturated with riotous colour and narrative pomp, Mojo Bones’ offering stands in stark contrast to other competitors; whether this difference…
Read MoreReview by Matt C. The year is 1970. In a remote area of Quebec, renowned private detective Carl Faubert is investigating a string of vandalism attacks against the property of storekeeper W. Hamilton. Bit when Hamilton turns up dead and a blizzard traps Carl in this seemingly deserted community, things…
Read MoreReview by Lindsay M. At first glance, Phoning Home promises a sweet story and a vast, unusual landscape. However, the promised scope of the game combined with several familiar narrative, visual, and gameplay elements were cause for concern before even beginning. Can an indie developer successfully create a game experience…
Read MoreReview by Nicktatorship. The Flame in the Flood draws on the quintessentially American story of a life lived along a river, echoing a theme often found in the great American works of literature, film, music, and history. More than that, it explores the moments of being that exist in the…
Read MorePreview by Pierre-Yves L. Ark: Survival Evolved has to be one of the more interesting ‘Early Access’ titles so far. Having ‘launched’ on the PC back in the summer of 2015, it is very much a well-progressed game, having seen content expansions on its native platform, and now what amounts…
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