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Flynn: Son of Crimson is that game you remember. It’s a 2D adventure that challenges your ability to jump, solve simple puzzles, and occasionally go toe-to-toe with a big boss fight. Playing as the red-haired boy Flynn, you set off on an adventure with your canine guardian Dex and eventually...
Visiting Angel Shores for the first time – a city heavily inspired by San Francisco – was surprisingly breathtaking. The landscape is a faithful reimagining of one of the most popular cities in the US, and anybody that’s called the Bay Area their home will feel as if they’re right...
Encased
Encased is an isometric RPG that wears and bears its role-playing roots proudly. It does so but presents an entirely new story. The time is the 1970s, but a version of the 1970’s where the Cold War has ended not because of emerging countries and détentes, but because of the...
Deathloop
Playing Deathloop. Arkane Lyon’s ambitious new murder mystery shooter, it’s hard not to indulge in a game of spot the influences. There’s the studio’s own Dishonored 1 and 2, of course, plus a dollop of the BioShock franchise. Add in some Quentin Tarantino stylistic extremism, classic 1960s James Bond-like villains,...
Townscaper
Philosophical question: is it better for a game to do one thing really well, or several things with a moderate degree of success? Would you rather eat at a (pre-COVID-19) buffet, where the chicken is delicious but the potato salad tastes like old socks, or at a fancy restaurant where...
Dice Legacy
Dice Legacy is a cornucopia of genre mash ups. What would happen if you took the city building tension of Frostpunk, added a dash of rogue-like run mentality, then decided to toss in dice rolls from an CRPG front and center? You could maybe get something like Dice Legacy. And...
Truly great stories – those that stand the test of time – work for a singular reason. Regardless of setting, inciting events, and world building, stories connect with audiences because of characters. Readers and players need a strong sense of who characters are and plot points that agree with those...
“The role of the artist is not to give the audience what it wants. It’s to show the audience things they never even dreamed were possible.” I’m paraphrasing a bit of dialogue from The Artful Escape, a new game from developer Beethoven and Dinosaur, and although the story centers on...
When it comes to computer roleplaying games, I suspect that most fans of the genre line up somewhere on a continuum that has the rules, stat and number obsessed at one end, and the lovers of good stories, grand adventures and memorable characters at the other. My bias is definitely...
Lest you have any misapprehensions, I’ll start by stating that Islanders: Console Edition is not really a bite-size Civ game. Does that disappoint you? It shouldn’t, because it’s quite a good game in its own way. Its laid-back vibe, cute colorful visuals and open-ended gameplay make for an unassuming and...
Every Sonic game has a similar set of faults and highlights. Colors: Ultimate is an excellent case study for this. While my preview impressions of this game were pretty glowing, do they hold up under further scrutiny? Does any Sonic game stay glittering after enough time in the spotlight? The...
Boxing games are in the midst of a resurgence. With the sport making waves in the world of VR with titles such as Knockout League and The Thrill of the Fight, fans are eager for an iteration that can be played on the screen. Whilst the highly anticipated eSports Boxing...
