What can a game developer sacrifice in a game in order to amplify what remains? Some choose to cast aside mechanics, either simplifying or completely doing away with them, something…
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David Klemke
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Yeah ok, I got suckered into playing this just because it looked funny. This is this genre’s schtick, something that was popularised over a decade ago when Goat Simulator hit…
David Klemke
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The gaming public often looks to the indie scene for the new innovations; those experimental features that $_BIG_PUBLISHER would deem too risky for inclusion in a blockbuster title. There are…
David Klemke
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This is something I’ve been waiting a long time for. The Talos Principle has long been one of my favourite underrated titles; an incredible blend of novel puzzle mechanics, engaging…
David Klemke
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There’s a few things a game can do to win me over really quickly and one of those things is fully animated sections, bonus points if that extends to the…
David Klemke
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The difference between the side scrollers of yesteryear and today could not be more stark. For a genre that grew from humble roots of simply being able to go backwards…
David Klemke
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Before Annapurna started branding itself as the publisher for the weird and wonderful world of experimental indie titles they really had a hard time breaking through to mainstream. To be…
David Klemke
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One of the challenges in attempting to play (and review) a new game every week is managing the backlog of titles that I’ve accumulated in my review queue. For the…
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
6 Min Read
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…
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