When Rayman Origins launched back in 2011, it showed that even in a world populated by ultra-realistic 3D environments, you could still craft beautiful 2D games that were an absolute blast to play. It was critically acclaimed, and I personally loved every second of it,…
Dear Esther began life in 2008 as a mod for Half-Life 2, serving as an exploration into how effectively a game could function when storytelling is the sole focus and, almost three years later, this exploration continued when it was granted independent release and the…
Gaming of late has become bogged down with emulating the ‘real’. From endless military shooters to gritty reboots of once-famous videogame icons, it is increasingly becoming an art form that imitates life. I often long for a seemingly-bygone era, yearning for a game that thrills…
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