Articles Warcraft and the fear of having missed out 5 Feb 2021 I left World of Warcraft in 2010, but World of Warcraft never quite left me. Blizzard's prized cash cow is now on its 8th expansion, which feels almost unreal. When…
Retro Games… Snowboard Kids 1 Feb 2021 Snowboard Kids is a game I never really owned, but borrowed so frequently it may as well have been mine, though my older cousin would likely have objected to that.…
Articles Salvaging Super Mario Sunshine’s story 30 Jan 2021 What struck me while replaying Super Mario Sunshine is how Nintendo simultaneously overreaches with its storytelling, while also not being ambitious enough. They try to wow you with lengthy cutscenes…
Articles The accepting world of VA-11 Hall-A 22 Jan 2021 VA-11 Hall-A: Cyberpunk Bartending Action is an interesting indie game released in 2016. Players take control of Jill, one of two bartenders who work at VA-11 Hall-A, commonly known as…
Indie Games… Yuppie Psycho 13 Jan 2021 Man-eating printers, a French cavalryman giving motivational speeches in the board room, and having to prove your skills at Snake in order to earn a promotion; these are but a…
Articles Should there be a Medieval III: Total War? 9 Jan 2021 My love for Medieval II: Total War has recently been rekindled... for no particular reason. I just woke up one day and so dearly wanted to return to that game.…
Indie Games… The Suicide of Rachel Foster 6 Jan 2021 Despite their lack of gameplay depth, I quite enjoy "walking simulators" from time to time. It's enjoyable to just sit back and watch a meaningful narrative unfold, with Gone Home…
Articles… Top 10 Fashionable Villains 27 Dec 2020 Previously: Stian's Top 12 Worst Consoles Villains are oftentimes the highlight of any story. A hero must often be selfless and virtuous, whereas the bad guys can be anything they…
Articles When good design creates unhealthy results 21 Dec 2020 Taking the rules of 'The Floor is Lava' to the next extreme, Verlet Swing is a 3D platformer where you are not allowed to touch anything at all. You begin…
Retro Games… Slipstream 5000 12 Dec 2020 When I recently reviewed the indie racing game Slipstream, my search for information turned up a racing game from 1995 called Slipstream 5000. There is no relation between these two…
