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Warren Spector is a legend in the stealth and immersive sim genre, having given us classics like System Shock, Thief: Deadly Shadows, and one of my all-time favourite games, Deus Ex. So when Thick As Thieves was announced as a PvPvE immersive stealth experience, it immediately had my attention. Then,...
We all know by now that games can be more than simple reflexive entertainment. They can exercise our brains through clever puzzles, get our blood pumping through brutal brawls or fast races. Games can make us laugh and cry. They can be true forms of interactive art. This is how...
The long-running Ys series has been steadily bringing its older titles to modern platforms. With the “Memoire” line, we now have Ys Memoire: Revelations in Celceta, originally released on the PS Vita and seemingly the turning point that helped propel the franchise into wider recognition among western audiences, now finally...
There’s a part of me that wishes I had never played Disco Elysium. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a phenomenal game that’s groundbreaking in several ways: the character buildout and social choices, the dialogue and off-the-wall decisions, and the incredible replay value that comes from approaching different angles. It’s a...
You know how people love to put on action movies and just stop thinking for a little while? We would never have gotten four Transporter movies if people were heavily invested in plot and logic. Sometimes, for games, I like to do the same and just exist. But, as much...
Older readers of this website may remember of a game from two decades ago named Spore. Developed by the creator of Sim City and The Sims, it was a promising game where you would be able to live the legacy of a creature’s evolutionary line, starting from a single-cell organism,...
Screamer
Milestone was once known as a developer solely focused on more serious racing simulators, but ever since the release of their excellent Hot Wheels games, they’ve earned a reputation for coming up with innovative gameplay elements for an otherwise very traditional genre. Screamer is their latest, uh, “non-traditional” racer, and...
Saros
I’ll be honest: I am getting really tired of the Playstation Studios exclusive pattern. Given how Sony always aims for the most cinematic, featured-bloated, and as a result, expensive experiences, most of their games started to feel quite samey as a result. They need to feature a ton of (safe)...
Sigma Star Saga DX follows a war between humanity and an alien race known as the Krill. You play as Ian Recker, an expert fighter pilot… or at least you were before going undercover and getting swept up in the Krill ranks. Pilot by day, undercover spy by night, ladies...
If you’re a big fan of music, you may have already decided to recommend songs, and even entire albums, to friends, based on their requests, personalities, and whatnot. So imagine turning that delightful pasttime we’ve all done at least once into a video game. Many developers would have turned it...
Motorslice
What happens when you blend the fluid movement of Mirror’s Edge, the atmospheric world of NieR: Automata, and the minimalist structure of Shadow of the Colossus? You get Motorslice, a third-person action parkour game that pulls from some seriously memorable influences to create something that feels fresh and intriguing. On...
Ground Zero
If there’s one trend I’ve been loving lately, it’s the comeback of PS1-style horror games. There’s something special about those chunky, retro visuals paired with modern design sensibilities and quality of life improvements that just works. Games like Crow Country, Alisa, and Signalis have already proven how effective that mix...
