Category: Review
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It’s not good, but it’s not bad. It’s not “so bad it’s good.” It’s also not unplayable. I have no regrets.
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‘Discolored’ is enjoyable for what it is, a simple first-person puzzler designed to be finished in under two hours.
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Genesis Noir (Feral Cat Den, 2021 – Xbox Series S) reframes the Big Bang – and subsequently, the human creation myth – as a jazz-infused noir mystery tale. This framing…
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The most striking thing about Mischief’s Adios (Xbox, 2021) isn’t the existentialist drama by way of shooting the shit about farming, the Vietnam War or “utility coupes.” It’s the silence…
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A Play of Bodies: How We Perceive Videogames by Brendan Keogh MIT Press April 2018 9780262037631
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Disco Elysium presents a complicated story about a cop on the precipice of redemption and ruin. What does it have to say about policing in general?
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Disco Elysium is complex enough, narratively speaking, that no two playthroughs of the game are exactly alike. A great deal of the decisions and possible narrative paths are decided by…
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Fantasian is good, but has some issues. Is it worth playing, especially if you don’t already have Apple Arcade?
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FANTASIAN is Apple Arcade’s killer app, a tentpole JRPG made by a small studio with bespoke physical dioramas for levels, a great mobile traversal system, and quick turn-based battles that…