The one thing I’ve always hated about most Metroidvania games is when they show you something that you’re not able to access with your current abilities. Often this manifests extremely…
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David Klemke
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It’s not often that a developer simply explaining the mechanics sells me on the game. Usually if you can’t simply show how it works through a gameplay trailer or similar…
David Klemke
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There’s an increasing number of games that are made by developers as part of their own process of self reflection. For some this comes as a catharsis, a want to…
David Klemke
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I’ve very much come to enjoy the new breed of city building simulators like Frostpunk and They Are Billions. I think this is mostly due to their more relaxed pace…
David Klemke
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5 years ago I attended my first (and, as it turns out, only) PAX event in Australia and, despite the teething issues, managed to have a rather enjoyable time. Whilst I…
David Klemke
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There comes a time in every game’s development when the call to ship it needs to be made. For some games this comes at the right time in their dev…
David Klemke
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Given my last 2 reviews have been for MMOs you can probably guess that I’ve been a little strapped for time to get around to playing other titles. It even got to…
David Klemke
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“Surely there’s no more games I helped Kickstart” I keep telling myself every time one pops up (7 more to go, it turns out). For the most part these are…
David Klemke
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Once upon a time I found myself elbow deep in the world that was games on Kickstarter. It was the time when many old IPs found new life on the…
David Klemke
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Sometimes I forget what drew me to a game. You see I maintain a list of games I’d like to review when they come out, saving me (sometimes) from having…