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I went into Valley expecting a beautiful game of exploration and interactive fiction—a “walking simulator”, if you like. There are certainly elements of that, but at its heart, Valley is a first-person platformer, and a great one at that. It brings together jumping puzzles, free-running, Metroid-like upgrades, light combat, and …
I have a lot of games on my plate right now, most of which have full reviews on the way (or recently published), but in the meantime, here are some quick thoughts about the games I’m currently playing or have played recently. No Man’s Sky (PS4) Ah, No Man’s Sky – if nothing else, it …
Ninja Smasher! is a game I bought on a whim, tempted by the $5 price tag, its cute pixel art, and a screenshot showing a very Metroid-like map. I expected a fun little retro-styled Metroidvania, and I certainly got that, but what I didn’t see coming was an insightful deconstruction …
I thought I knew what I was getting into with Gal Gun: Double Peace. I was expecting a silly, pervy rail shooter that didn’t take itself too seriously at all, and while that’s certainly what I got, I wasn’t expecting a game that was so clever and subversive in its …
Telltale Games have a long and impressive track record when it comes to using violence and gore to foster an emotional response. The Walking Dead did this repeatedly—putting down Lee’s brother, for example, or having to manually control Clementine as she stitches up a wound without anaesthetic. Choosing (or being …
NIS America have shared a new trailer for Yomawari: Night Alone, introducing some of the threats the heroine will face. Don’t be fooled by the cartoony presentation and chibi character designs—it looks terrifying. I can’t wait for this game. Yomawari is a survival horror game following a young girl’s search for her missing dog, …
When The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing first came out a few years ago, it was a bit of a surprise. A robust, if technically flawed, action RPG with an interesting plot and some thoroughly entertaining writing, it went a long way to clearing some of the stink from a …
The other day, Telltale Games announced that Batman: A Telltale Series would include a new multiplayer feature called Crowd Play, allowing groups of people to cooperatively make the decisions that drive the game. This could be huge, mainly because it’s reinforcing something that I think has long been true for Telltale’s adventures—they may …
No Man’s Sky is one of my most anticipated games of the year. But with the last couple of trailers, it’s starting to look like Destiny, one of the most disappointing games of all time, and that concerns me. As the lovely Amy Potter pointed out, No Man’s Sky‘s UI looks more than a …
