Kickstarter projects have a habit of baiting nostalgia. It seems like every other big Kickstarter success involves a developer trying to rekindle the glory days. However, if it can produce games like Broken Sword 5: The Serpent’s Curse, I’ll happily keep on my rose-tinted glasses. Read more …
Life is Strange is falling into a bit of a frustrating habit of having episodes that are equal parts intolerably dull and astonishingly powerful. Dark Room shows once again that it’s all worth it by the end of the episode. Read more …
Brutality, betrayal and bad omens; it’s typical Game of Thrones stuff in episode five of Telltale’s adventure series, A Nest of Vipers. Read more …
Do you remember Portal? Man, that game was cool, right? I mean, it had fun, innovative puzzle-solving mechanics and slick yet simple graphics that showed you just why Valve remains one of the best game developers out there despite only putting out games with slightly more regularity than US presidential elections. And the writing was, put simply, some of the best you’re likely to find in gaming. It had a memorable, meme-tastic antagonist and made you care about a glorified paperweight. Read more …
“Back so soon? What’s’ the rush?” Those are the ironic words first spoken in Catch a Ride. It’s fair to say that Telltale are certainly taking their time with Tales from the Borderlands. Read more …
It tends to be quite rare that you, as a gamer, come upon the occasion that your pre-conceptions are proven to be wholly wrong, insofar as a game you’ve written off is concerned at any rate…
Let’s face it, if you’ve decided that a game isn’t going to be any good, you’re unlikely to pick it up and play it are you? I don’t know about you, but I tend to avoid paying upwards of £50 for something I actively expect to be rubbish.
Why’s this relevant? Well it just so happens that I didn’t have high hopes for The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt. Indeed, I had virtually no expectations, as I’d written it of completely… Read more …