Ninja Theory’s idea of “Independent AAA” games, ones that traded the scope of a game in order to achieve production values of the same level, is a far more complicated…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: yep the only reason I played Animal Well was because Dunkey is backing it. Whilst I don’t fully align with him in…
David Klemke
6 Min Read
This review was almost never written. Destiny and I go way back, all the way to the start. There’s only a handful of games that I’ve come back to over…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
Expectations are a burden. Try as I might to keep myself aside from envisioning what a game might be like before I buy it I can’t seem but help to…
David Klemke
7 Min Read
The last decade+ I’ve been doing these reviews for has allowed me to watch many developers hone their craft over the years. Most of them get better with age, refining…
David Klemke
5 Min Read
I’ve long since abandoned looking through Kickstarter and other crowdfunding platforms for games that I want to fund. Part of it is burnout on the whole concept, with many of…
David Klemke
5 Min Read
Long time Early Access titles always have a…je ne sais quoi about them. For me it feels like putting on someone else’s well worn shoes: you know that they’ve served…
David Klemke
3 Min Read
Annapurna has cemented themselves as a publisher of games with a strong narrative focus, often putting forward titles that make the definition of “game” all the more blurry. Their track…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
I’ve never really found myself attracted to deck builder style games which seems antithetical to my real life history with TCGs. I still remember getting my first deck of Magic…
David Klemke
6 Min Read
In the continuing vein of “I can’t believe I missed this” style of posts I’ve been writing lately Trine 5 stands out as one that really shouldn’t be in the…