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Kentucky Route Zero is not a game that wants you, the player, supreme embodier of all virtual avatars, to have the power to make the kind of difference you’re used to making. You aren’t Frisk in Undertale. You’re not the…
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Setup: iPhone 11 Pro (iOS 13)Developer: N3TWORKPublisher: Tetris HoldingsRelease Date: 1/20/2020Platforms: iOS, Android There’s a new Tetris game. It’s out on iOS and Android. It’s Tetris. That’s it, that’s the review. … except, you know what, it isn’t the review. Because the remarkable thing…
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Video games are a global phenomenon, but the United States owns the globe. Maybe it’s time to change that.
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What am I doing? Oh nothing, just taking a nice refreshing dip in the ocean.
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I don’t think I’ve ever been freaked out by a face that resides in the uncanny valley.
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Don’t worry. It’s not about politics. We promise.
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I don’t want to be considered an expert on anything, least of all game design or development. If you enjoy a take I wrote, that’s cool. But fuck me up if I ever claim expert or authority status on something…
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Today on the No Escape podcast, I cover the why behind some of the changes I’ve made to the blog and talk a bit about coverage plans for the new year. Then I gush a little over Kentucky Route Zero.
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Off in the distance, a buzzer sounds harshly, and a platform appears to take your parent away.
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