Alexander Thomas
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Have you ever felt that playing a game was akin to a fantastic dream from your childhood? A dream full of wonder, of spectacle, of fantastic creatures? We as gamers have been given gifts in the form of games that transcend the expected and use their very atmosphere to tell...
If not from personal experience, we all know someone who has that bratty, annoying, younger sibling who just can’t stop being a pest. As kids with big imaginations, we thought of all manner of cruel and creative ways to be rid of them: devoured by monsters, exploded into the sun,...
Gang Beasts
In recent years games have become less and less reliant on sticking to a single genre, but instead taking two or in some cases even three genres and blending them into something completely new and unique. What we end up with is often times something groundbreaking that we never thought...
Black Mirror
What makes for a truly excellent horror story? Clearly, it needs to scare you, but there are so many different ways to do that. For me, a good horror story does not rely on jump scares but rather makes you shiver for fear of the unknown. Something that draws you...
Lumo
The game is constructed almost entirely of puzzles, having to solve each one to progress through the dungeon. What’s more, the game does nothing to bog you down with instruction, narrative, dialogue, or anything else resembling a word – be it written or spoken. Much like playing an older arcade...
King Oddball
Creating a game can be difficult, to say the least. You need a compelling protagonist, an objective for them to complete, and a hook to make the game stand out from the rest. The Nintendo Switch has been going full steam ahead, loading up its library with games big and...
Video game companies strive to give the players what they want, be it a sequel, prequel, spin-off, or other creative outing featuring their unique protagonist. After Naughty Dog’s Nathan Drake had finished adventuring, the Uncharted series continued down a new path. God of War is set to take Kratos out...
88 Heroes
When you think of 80’s gaming you probably think of platforming, pixels, and superheroes. Video games were cashing in on colorful heroes to star in their games, and here we are, almost 40 years later with a new title that gives us everything we remember from the arcade days in...
Making video games and movies based on comic books have been hit or miss in the past, but every so often one of them works fantastically well. Developed by Tick Tock Games, Rogue Trooper Redux is one of those rare instances where slapping a fresh coat of paint on a...
As Thin Lizzy once said, the boys are back in town! After far too many delays it’s time for another adventure in the not-so-quiet mountain town of South Park! Developed by Ubisoft San Francisco, South Park: The Fractured But Whole continues the story of the New Kid from The Stick...
Gundam Versus
Since its first iteration in 1979, Gundam has been an entertainment powerhouse. The idea of powerful mech suits being used by the government for combat and defense, the thrill of seeing massive metal warriors fight it out in cities, leveling buildings and defending the people. It has captured our imaginations...
Source. The energy used to conjure life and command the elements, Source is a powerful and dangerous skill to master. Those who control it, Sourcerers, have been outlawed, as the use of their power beckons the coming of the Voidwoken, creatures of the darkness. By decree of the Empire, Sourcerers...
