The Witness stands out for many reasons but chief among them, for me at least, was the idea that a meticulously crafted game could still fail at its prime directive:…
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David Klemke
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Every so often I stumble across a game that feels like it came from a previous era. Sometimes this is a conscious choice, driven by a desire to evoke the…
David Klemke
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If this is the first review of mine you’re reading (and I entirely blame you for that indiscretion, I’ve been reviewing games for over 10 years now!) then you might…
David Klemke
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Ah yes, this time of year. The one where I get to throw away some of my usual rules on what games I can review and can look more broadly…
David Klemke
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Bashing Kickstarter games for missing their timelines feels like a bit of a dead horse these days. It seems pretty much all of them underestimate just how much work is…
David Klemke
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There have been so many games I’ve shied away from this year because of lack of time. Any game that demands 10+ hours of my time means I probably won’t…
David Klemke
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I’ve tried to think about what it is about loosely or completely disconnected narrative games that irks me so much. To be sure I find interest in stories where there’s…
David Klemke
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Some of the most challenging aspects of crafting a game is doing the things right that won’t get noticed. The minutiae that fades into the background can often be as…
David Klemke
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Bringing on big name actors to a game is a bigger risk than you might first think. Whilst their star power is certain to draw attention from a wider audience…
David Klemke
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The public discourse on reviewing things has long since shifted away from subtly. No longer can something simply be good enough for its own sake, everything must fall into one…