Lisa Pollifroni
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When I first watch the trailer for Ary and the Secret of the Seasons my first reaction was that the game looked hella cute. A small girl named Ary taking over her father’s place as the Guardian of Winter and in doing so, totally sticking it to patriarchal traditions? Hell...
“Just like riding a bike” is a statement that doesn’t apply to me. I literally nearly fell off a bike after not riding for about ten years, so it’s kind of ironic that I am reviewing Descenders, a ‘Rogue style’ mountain biking game. Even more ironic is how much I...
The world is one hell of a puzzling place right now, so spending time on the first person, sci-fi puzzle game Relicta seems quite apt. To me, it was a bit of an analogy of being in Stage 4 lockdown here in Melbourne – frustrating, sometimes boring, but if you...
Step one: Mix 1/2 cup of “Mars Attacks!”, 1/4 cup of John Water’s “Cry-Baby” and a teaspoon of action-adventure game mechanics and weapons. Step two: Pop in the oven at 220 degrees for 15 years and viola! you’ll have created something that resembles the brilliance that is Destroy All Humans!...
Neon Abyss starts with Hades calling you “the enemy of my enemy” and asking you to kick the butt of an organisation called “The Titan Group” for taking his powers and killing your family. It’s hard not to get a bit excited about what’s to come. When the pixelated, mustached,...
I should not have liked Beyond Blue. For one, science isn’t my thing. I literally nearly failed science in high school. Me, an artsy book worm, didn’t love the whole practical element of science classes. Also, I mainly play RPGs or looter shooters, not slow paced narrative adventures. Therefore, it...
Bigger is better. Go hard or go home. Mo money, mo problems. All these could be perfect taglines for Saints Row The Third Remastered. The third Saints game is finally being released on current generation consoles so players can either relive, or experience for the first time, this insane 2011...
The mud. The darkness. The morning light that greets you. The snow and the rivers and the forests. These are just some things that made SnowRunner such a visually appeasing game to play. SnowRunner is a realistic driving simulator developed by Saber Interactive that sees the player traverse around three...
He stands, cape flapping in the wind amidst a violent red backdrop, the city’s buildings in silhouette around him, white embers filling the atmosphere. He then turns, his face only in view for a second before his red gloved fist is the focus. These are the opening credits for One...
