I’m gonna start this article with a preface. And I’m also gonna preface that preface with this preface because it needs to be said and also because you need to check your Semantic Satiation privilege. You lot need to chill.…
Pac-Man Championship Edition 2+ Review
First of all, ow. Ow ow ow ow ow. Bandai-Namco, if you’re reading this (and I’m sure you are), please turn down the HD rumble on the Nintendo Switch – never has it felt so much like a game was…
Shu: Shu-ty and the Beast Review
This week on “indie games are called the darndest things;” telling everyone I’m reviewing Shu and then having to explain I’ve not undergone a sudden lifestyle change to become a fashion critic without sounding too exasperated. Shu is, of course,…
Heart & Slash Review – Nintendo Switch
Heart & Slash. Heart. And, Slash. Ostensibly a play on the title of the genre, “Hack and Slash,” but equally two words that haven’t gone together since that one crazy night out with Guns ‘n’ Roses. Not just “Heart &…
Boom Box Blue Review
Man, I miss Newgrounds. Or rather, I miss Newgrounds having notable game designers / animators on it rather than just being a sort-of shell of its former self where nothing happens. I bring it up because Boom Box Blue! (Exclamation…
Fjong Review
Fjong’s steam page, in charmingly sincere and only slightly broken English, in many ways presents more questions than it answers. We’re told that the Fjong (presumably the strange bird-whale hybrid creature we’re playing as) desire to fly, but are too…
Pokémon Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon Review
It’s always tricky, coming to review one of these “updated” Pokémon games. Not least because my word processor refuses to recognise the word “Pokémon” and seems to think it’s some mysterious ancient glyph. But also because it’s difficult to know…
Super Mario Odyssey Review – The Pursuit of Cappy-ness
It’s been a good year for fans of 3D platformers, all things considered. It’s like waiting for a bus – you get criminally underappreciated by the gaming industry for years and then three turn up at once. I personally think…
Flame in the Flood Review – Nintendo Switch
I can’t claim to have an enormous amount of experience with the survival genre – about the best I can muster is “I was in the same room as somebody playing Don’t Starve once.” So let it be an even…
Top 10 video games set in the UK
A study recently conducted by Currys highlights the top video games based in the United Kingdom.…
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