Thea: The Awakening is a very unusual game. Part 4X, part roguelike, part deck builder, part survival game, it can be difficult to get started and make progress. This is a spoiler free start guide to help you establish your village, create a useful raiding party, and make sure you are prepared for the mid […]
Orwell – Keeping an Eye on You: Review
Posted on May 12, 2019 Leave a Comment
Orwell: Keeping an Eye on You is a hybrid visual novel, detective game and point and click adventure. It puts you in the position of spying on people in an attempt to battle terrorism. The game presents an interesting mechanic while it tries to critique government mass surveillance. The government of a fictional nation is […]
Dreamfall Chapters: Review
Posted on February 9, 2019 Leave a Comment
I probably should have played the games that preceded Dreamfall Chapters (The Longest Journey games) because then I might have know what was going on. The game was recommended by a friend of a friend, for its storytelling and writing. While the game’s writing is good, the fact that I hadn’t played the preceding games meant […]
Return of the Obra Dinn: A Review
Posted on December 2, 2018 Leave a Comment
Like Papers, Please, Return of the Obra Dinn puts the player in a mundane role while providing a wholly unique experience. In 1807, the Obra Dinn returns to port after it had gone missing for five years. With no crew on board, your role as insurance agent is to assess what transpired on the ship. […]
Telltale’s The Walking Dead: A Review
Posted on October 7, 2018 Leave a Comment
Telltale’s The Walking Dead is considered by many to be a modern classic – a shining example of storytelling in videogames, the definite game that will make you cry. I had never gotten around to playing it, or any other Telltale game, until recently when the first season of Walking Dead was given away for […]
