https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpAGHtDGAkI For those of you who prefer your reviews in a written form, here's the script to the video: Playing Eidos Montreal's Guardians of the Galaxy game was pure, riotous fun. This is the kind of title that sends me back throughout years of playing narrative-driven action-adventures, makes me realise just how refined all the... Continue Reading →
Citizen Sleeper is Amazing – Video Game Review
https://youtu.be/nDEhuMP-rbQ And here's the video's script: It is a talented studio that can create a seamless experience out of Citizen Sleeper's several divergent elements. On the one side, I'm faced with this absolutely adorable character art by Guillaume Singelin--dare I call it cutesy? It's lo-fi art, the kind you expect to see when you open... Continue Reading →
Life is Strange True Colors’ One BIG Problem
https://youtu.be/_ICgJGGjrzA And here's the script to the video: I strongly advise you watch and not just read through, as some elements are dependent on video context. Okay, okay, I know what you’re thinking just looking at the title – this video is going to be a whole lot of complaining! You couldn’t be more wrong.... Continue Reading →
Afterparty Review – Crude Fun, Surprisingly Deep
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e_Lfllgq2FM Afterparty, the latest game by Oxenfree developers Night School Studio, swaps suspense for crude, crude humour, while holding onto the good old-fashioned interpersonal drama that might be familiar to you from their previous title! Does it work? You'd be surprised. Several factors help Afterparty along, foremost among which is the fact that Milo and... Continue Reading →
Darkest Dungeon In-Depth: Apprentice and Veteran Expeditions!
Hullo, everyone! For today, I don't have a book post for you all -- forgive me, I have failed the sacred bond of trust between us. I did, however, make a video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyIzAN3hGyQ It's about Darkness, and Dungeons, and the Darkest one among them!
Darkest Dungeon In-Depth: Introduction and Overview — Everything is Resource Management
Hullo, everyone, and welcome back to the recurring topic of this blog nowadays, which is indeed nothing less than the much-loved aphorism, #EverythingIsContent. This one is in video form! But if you've got preference for reading, after the embedded link, I'll also drop my script -- which is most of the vid but not all... Continue Reading →
Saturday Night Gaming: Gigantic
There's a particular masochism when it comes to playing hero brawlers (or MOBAs, or Dota-style games, if you prefer). They're a time sink and a colossal addiction for anyone who enjoys multiplayer games. Nothing as sweet as dominating the enemy alongside your friends, that's for certain. Gigantic is a magnificent game with some interesting background--the developers ran... Continue Reading →
Saturday Night Gaming: The Shrouded Isle
Have you ever dreamt of being the head cultist and spiritual leader of a small post-apocalyptic village, working to awaken your great patron-god, Chernobog? Was your dream colored in Lovecraftian greens? Did it look something like that? No? You've no clue what I'm talking about? Well, I can't say I blame you. This is the... Continue Reading →