Lisa Pollifroni
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London definitely has a distinct vibe; a pub on every corner, black cabs, the tube. There’s also a sense of familiarity for us Aussies as English culture is so entrenched in our own. Last Stop does an amazing job of bringing that feeling of a vibrant, historical city like London...
The world is black and full of cascading raindrops that fall fatly into translucent pools around you. You awaken as Lily, the protagonist of ENDER LILIES: Quietus of the Knights, in a deserted church on a funeral pyre. As you rise you won’t be able to make Lily awaken very...
Shin Megami Tensei III: Nocturne is a classic turn-based JRPG that came out 18 years ago in 2003. It paved the way for other games in the genre and, until now, was released only on PS2 and PS3. This classic has now been remastered, available on PS4 and for the...
Maquette may not have been the best choice for me to review. I mean, you wouldn’t expect a person whose dog just ran away to review a dog walking simulator, would you? So really, this gal who’s suffering a recent broken heart probably shouldn’t be playing a romantic narrative puzzle...
The story behind the creation of Shattered – Tale of the Forgotten King was more than enough to get me excited for this action/adventure RPG. The developers, Redlock Studio, are a group of French geeks who met years ago playing Dungeons and Dragons. Their D&D campaign went on for years...
There is something magnificent about flying that us humans get all caught up in. This fascination probably comes from the fact that we can’t naturally obtain flight ourselves and we do love things we can’t have! That’s why we flock to games like The Falconeer to get our flying fix....
Watch Dogs: Legion has been on my “can’t-wait-for-this-to-come-out” list since it was announced at E3 back in 2019. The concept of recruiting every single person in the game – pretty much making NPCs obsolete within its world – blew my little mind. Talk about ambitious! Ubisoft was going to flip...
When I first watch the trailer for Ary and the Secret of the Seasons my first reaction was that the game looked hella cute. A small girl named Ary taking over her father’s place as the Guardian of Winter and in doing so, totally sticking it to patriarchal traditions? Hell...
“Just like riding a bike” is a statement that doesn’t apply to me. I literally nearly fell off a bike after not riding for about ten years, so it’s kind of ironic that I am reviewing Descenders, a ‘Rogue style’ mountain biking game. Even more ironic is how much I...
The world is one hell of a puzzling place right now, so spending time on the first person, sci-fi puzzle game Relicta seems quite apt. To me, it was a bit of an analogy of being in Stage 4 lockdown here in Melbourne – frustrating, sometimes boring, but if you...
Step one: Mix 1/2 cup of “Mars Attacks!”, 1/4 cup of John Water’s “Cry-Baby” and a teaspoon of action-adventure game mechanics and weapons. Step two: Pop in the oven at 220 degrees for 15 years and viola! you’ll have created something that resembles the brilliance that is Destroy All Humans!...
Neon Abyss starts with Hades calling you “the enemy of my enemy” and asking you to kick the butt of an organisation called “The Titan Group” for taking his powers and killing your family. It’s hard not to get a bit excited about what’s to come. When the pixelated, mustached,...
