Plenty of games dive head-first into the eternal question about the meaning of life. Plenty of games tell stories about redemption, about what people will do to clear a guilty conscience. But I’ve never played anything that explores these themes quite like Adios; it turns out that a short-form story …
During Square Enix’s showcase this morning, the company announced the next chapter of the acclaimed Life is Strange series. Life is Strange: True Colors is in development at Deck Nine, the team behind the excellent (if a little underrated) Life is Strange: Before the Storm. True Colors is the story …
Heaven’s Vault is a stunning achievement in innovative game design and non-linear narrative, woven through a story about the importance of understanding history. Usually when a game has a translation element, it’s limited to decoding a cipher: the words are all English (or whatever language you’re playing in), with letters …
Inkle’s archaeological-themed sci-fi adventure game Heaven’s Vault is coming to Nintendo Switch on 28 January 2021, optimised for the console and with support for both Joy-Con and touchscreen controls. Heaven’s Vault casts you as Aliya, an archaeologist investigating some ancient ruins on a far-flung planet. It boasts an open-ended narrative …
11-11: Memories Retold: Memories Retold is what a game about war should be like. It’s not about creating “interesting gameplay flavours” or offering “a unique battlefield experience“. It’s not Saving Private Ryan style historical revisionism, realistically portraying the violence of war but presenting American forces as unlikely but infallible heroes …
