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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How close can you get making a Pokemon game before Nintendo sues you? That seems to be the question that an alarmingly large number of developers seem to be asking…
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…
There’s still a hole in my heart left by the “end” I hit with Destiny. A part of me is forever wanting to go back, to continue the story and…
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…
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…
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…
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…
This review almost didn’t get written. You see I’ve been on the wrong side of history numerous times with games that are almost universally loved. The first of these was…
The game developer redemption arc is growing evermore common these days. From the pinnacle successes like Cyberpunk 2077 to lesser known titles like Remnant 2 managing to punch way above…