Uncategorized

The only ‘voyeurism simulator’ I’ve ever played. Orwell, Please A game with impressive pixel-art about watching random strangers in their homes, at work or just…out. This is the only ‘voyeurism simulator’ I’ve ever heard of, and it’s an interesting concept. The name of the game refers to interacting with the people you observe; ‘feeding’ the…

When Keymailer offered me a key for a horror game I was about to instinctively decline, but the art style and the fact it’s a point ‘n’ click made me reconsider.. One Man Show Before I give my thoughts on this game, be aware that it was made by a single person (something the overly-long…

I remember really enjoying RAGE the first time I played it. That’s sort of tipping my hand a bit early, but still. I am a massive fan of the post-apocalyptic genre, but I’ve played surprisingly few games that are part of it. The Fallout games are among my favourite of any games, but other entries…

~~ This review is for v0.2.3 in July 2017 ~~ After playing a while of this, I can only describe it as a Minecraft mod idea that was too hard to implement into Minecraft itself, so they made their own game for it. And that’s perfectly fine. I like Minecraft and this is a unique…

I am usually inclined to be nice to small indie games I get for free, but…this game has a £9.99 price tag…so they deserve everything they’re gonna get. Objection! At first this game has a nice premise to it: you’re on trial for murder in 1894 France and it’s entirely up to you how you…

I was only peripherally aware of Prey before I unexpectedly got a free key of it from Keymailer. As it had come out only the day before, I was very excited to try it despite it appearing to be a bit horror-y. What followed was a 40 hour journey around Talos-1 fighting aliens and enjoying…

I used Dead Island Riptide as a way to kill some time before I could upgrade my graphics card and as time killers go, I could’ve done worse. It’s very similar overall to its predecessor, Dead Island, and follows the story directly, so you should definitely play that first. Another Game, Another Zombie A pleasant…

I bought LiEat because I am nothing if not a sucker for interesting aesthetics. And JRPGs. The premise is a young dragon girl who can eat lies; that combined with the art style was enough to convince me it was worth the very small price tag. White Lies This game is broken down into three…

After buying this game on a whim a number of years ago, I finally got round to finishing it. A large portion of what took me this long was I got stuck on the penultimate level and was too stubborn to look up a guide for it. Luckily I have shed such stubbornness (to a…

This is a bit of an awkward review to write, given its episodic nature, so I’ll ignore that and treat it as one big game. ~~ Mild, general plot spoilers ahead ~~ First of all, this is very different to Telltale’s stuff. There are no QTEs, you can um and ahh over the decisions a…

It was inevitable that I’d play (and 100%) this game. I loved Deponia and The Breakout (the prequel to this) was pretty good too. However, this disappointed me. A lot. In this game is the distinct Daedalic charm; when you laugh at a joke in the tutorial, it bodes well. But the charm didn’t carry…

I got this due to the immense fun I had with Daedalic’s other adventure games, the Deponia Trilogy. Most prominently, the humour is fantastic; I frequently laughed out loud at the clever writing, the little jokes and the subtle asides. The easter eggs strewn throughout (like Captain Useless) are hidden just enough without diminishing returns.…

For me, this is a difficult game to review. This is the closest thing I have to a guilty pleasure as the open world is repetitive and dull, the combat is one-sided and stacked against you and the story makes little sense. And here I am with over 80 hours in it and another 20-30…

I wrote a review for Poker Night 1 a long time ago, but I made some good points. This sequel expands greatly on the formula from the first game, adding tells, themes and alcohol. The Players As far as the characters go, Brock is essentially the Heavy, Sam is a more boring Max who constantly…

This game I bought because the different art styles were all cute and interesting. What followed was a shockingly good experience that I really didn’t see coming. This game is based on RPGs like Final Fantasy and Golden Sun, but where they can be very slow (the former, particularly), this one is incredibly fast paced.…

After seeing Nilesy play this (and not do particularly well, if I’m honest), I thought I could do better. When it was cheap in a sale, I grabbed it. Business As Usual As a business sim, it’s rather lacking. The economy is very predictable and very easily exploited to make money a waiting game rather…

The world of Dishonored is fantastic; it is so rich and well-established by way of in-game books, notes, overheard dialogue and even just little scenes upon which you can stumble. Some people call Corvo, the protagonist, boring and characterless, but what’s facinating is the effect that your actions – and by extension, Corvo – has…

After completing Costume Quest 1 earlier this year, I was looking forward to playing 2 and grabbed it in the Halloween sale. If you want to know about that one, I suggest you go read my review on it as a lot is similar. Second Verse Just like the first game, this is a wonderfully…

After trying Stacking and being disappointed, I wasn’t sure if I’d like Costume Quest. Psychonauts was good – if not limited by platforming – and Costume Quest is right up there with it. The style is a charming, delightfully-quirky one that puts you in the role of a child on Halloween, trick or treating with…

This one’s a tricky one to recommend. It’s good in that the melee combat feels like a massive focus, but it has some fairly large issues. Yeah, the melee is clever in the localised damage, limb-removal and headshots. But the weapons degrade really quickly and the repairing system is arbitrary as hell; $2000 to fix…

I must admit that the premise of this game intrigued me; a Valve-approved sequel to Half-Life: Opposing Force, return to Xen, carefully-integrated to the HL2 timeline, higher resolution models… What a lie. I’ll break it down using quotes from the Steam store page. “13 new levels…all carefully integrated into the Half-Life 2 story” For a…

At first glance this game seems a quirky little shop management game. I first saw it when Sips played it and, while it didn’t make me rush to buy it, it looked interesting enough. Fast forward to a few versions later, it’s out of early access and shouldn’t be. Good Bits I’ll cover the good…