Review: N.E.R.O.: Nothing Ever Remains Obscure (Sony PlayStation 4)

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Review by Matt C.  There’s been a welcome surge in first-person adventure games in recent years, but there are still pockets of the community that write these off a “walking simulators” and argue semantics about whether or not they actually qualify as games. Most such games are content to just…

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Review: Blues and Bullets – Episode 1: The End of Peace (Sony PlayStation 4)

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Review by Matt S.  Blues and Bullets is a game that appeals to almost all of my sensibilities. It’s narrative-focused and striking, and fits neatly within the crime noir genre; something that has fascinated me into many, many years of study. Related reading: The other staff favourite episodic game series…

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Review: 1979 Revolution: Black Friday (PC)

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Review by Nick H.  iNK Stories has, in 1979 Revolution: Black Friday, created a narrative exploration of the Iranian Revolution in 1979, which provides insight on the events that transpired by giving players the opportunity to live through them. And it is such an important game. Everyone should play it.…

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Review: Minecraft Story Mode – Episode 5: Order Up! (Microsoft Xbox One)

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Review by Lindsay M. Episode five. It’s been an interesting trek to get here, to what should be the end of Minecraft Story Mode. As episode four ended, I wondered what could possibly come in episode five because the story was all wrapped up into a neat little bow. Months…

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Review: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess HD (Nintendo Wii U)

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Review by Matt S.  I’m so glad that Nintendo decided to remake The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, and bring it to the Wii U. While it’s one of the more polarising entries in the series, I’ve always found it to be a fascinating, grand epic, of a game. And…

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Review: The Walking Dead: Michonne – A Telltale Miniseries (Sony PlayStation 4)

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Review by Brad L. Oh boy, did I go into this with high expectations! Especially after the excellent first two seasons of The Walking Dead impressed with an engaging narrative and deep, relatable characters. The Walking Dead: Michonne feels like a cheap cash-in, a way to whet the appetites of…

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Agatha Christie is one of the most successful novelists of all time. Her works, which include 66 novels and 154 short stories, specialise in thrilling whodunit mysteries, and indeed, aside from Arthur Conan Doyle, it’s difficult to think of a single person more influential over that paticular genre. Agatha Christies:…

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