I was a bit suspicious of Nelke and the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World ahead of its release. I love Atelier, but a lot of the pre-release marketing made it look more like one of those depressing mobile city-builder games—you know, the ones that are less about city …
There’s something oddly soothing about the menial work that makes up the bulk of a game like Farming Simulator 19. Even as someone with next to no knowledge of (or interest in) farming, I found an almost meditative quality to the mundane process of ploughing your fields, growing crops, harvesting …
The latest trailer for Farming Simulator 19 celebrates “a different type of cowboy”, cleverly poking fun at the hype surrounding Red Dead Redemption 2. Says developer GIANTS Software: “A different type of cowboy arrives November 20 – until then, we hear Rockstar games have you covered!” Farming Simulator 19 is coming to PlayStation …
There’s something oddly captivating about driving a simulated train. Like many, I used to scoff at the idea of playing a train simulator (or a farm simulator, or a truck simulator, or any other such thing), but the hours I’ve poured into Train Sim World in the couple of months …
In a rising sea of pixel-art “rogue-lite” RPGs, it takes something special to stand out. For Moonlighter, that something is an element of shop management: playing as the owner of an item shop, you’re tasked venturing into dungeons in search of wares to sell, in turn allowing you to build …
By Naly_D When I reviewed the last Casey Powell Lacrosse game, I spoke on the difficulty the game faced in that it had obviously catered to hardcore fans, but was going to struggle to attract new gamers. This remains true in the 2018 version. A large part of this is …
After an unsuccessful Fig campaign last year, director Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro and his studio White Owls are once again seeking crowdfunding support for his new project, The Good Life—this time through Kickstarter. At more than a third of the USD $638,000 goal already raised, things are looking better than they …
“Baseball is like church. Many attend, few understand.” – Leo “the lip” Durocher I used to lump baseball in with cricket as a slow, ponderous game that took too long and was boring to watch. I was a fool. Every at-bat is filled with tension. Every inning could be a …
The original Ni no Kuni was always going to be a beautiful game, both visually and tonally—it was, after all, made in collaboration with Studio Ghibli. That partnership ended before Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom came along, though, and I know a lot of people, myself included, were concerned …
The Sims is one of the most popular game series’ in the world, and for good reason. A careful balance of deep simulation systems, humour, approachability, and social commentary made it a franchise that anyone can enjoy. In any given game, there’s a huge range of things to do …
