There’s no denying that the original Monument Valley set the bar for what a mobile game could be. Its minimalistic visual style has since been replicated by dozens of other…
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David Klemke
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These games reviews serve a couple different purposes for me. The first is to push me to try things out of my comfort zone as there’s so much more to…
David Klemke
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When playing games that wouldn’t fit the typical definition of the medium there’s always one question I ask myself: was this the only way this story could be told? Certainly…
David Klemke
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When I reviewed Inside last year I remarked that Playdead had modernised the formula they pioneered with Limbo many years prior. With Limbo it took many years before other games seeking…
David Klemke
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Once your average game development house find some success they tend to stay on the same track. Even in the indie scene, which is ripe with games that explore every…
David Klemke
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Atmospheric puzzlers have typically been bound to the mobile market. The bite sized puzzles lend themselves well to the platform, allowing you to work through a few when you have…
David Klemke
5 Min Read
It is rare to find games that manage to blend all of their components together into a cohesive whole. Even the most well resourced project will still suffer from the…
David Klemke
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The work of Team ICO is renowned among the PlayStation faithful. Their two titles, ICO and Shadow of the Colossus, have attained the status of cult classics and this meant…
David Klemke
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With the holiday season rapidly approaching there’s no shortage of AAA titles to sink your teeth into. It’s at this time of year that people’s allegiances to franchises, developers or…
David Klemke
4 Min Read
Playdead’s Limbo inspired an entire sub-genre of atmospheric puzzler platformers. It’s one of the few games that many will finish in a single sitting; its succinct and engaging game play…