If there is any game that has come from Australia with a more heartful, potent, and downright valuable message to tell than Submerged, then I haven’t encountered it. Coming from the team that made the excellent-but-derivative Epoch games I wasn’t quite expecting to some across something so serene and meaningful,…
Read MoreJourney was the indie darling through the last generation of consoles. A simple, emotional experience, it was a combination of graceful, elegant minimalism through its aesthetics, music, and gameplay that made for a accessible, but thematically deep and sincere adventure that anyone, regardless of experience or even interest in games,…
Read MoreIt really does my heart glad when I see game developers take a more mature look at the impact that war has on people. I enjoy the odd shooter and I love strategy games, but, of course, real war isn’t heroic, and even when it’s righteous and soldiers are fighting…
Read MoreI’ll admit that I still haven’t got an Xbox One yet. To date the exclusives and first party content hasn’t exactly knocked me over, and the Japanese developers haven’t warmed to it yet (in no small part because it’s an utter bomb in Japan at present). And with the stuff…
Read MoreObviously we’ve seen a lot of big blockbuster games through E3 so far, from Assassin’s Creed to Fallout, Halo to FIFA. But as far as I’m concerned, it’s a little indie platformer that’s winning the show (at least, as far as games from the presentations that have already been completed…
Read MoreContrast is one of our favourite independent games ever. Released first on old generation consoles (and PCs) back in 2013, before making its way to the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, Contrast was a fascinating and deeply interesting game with a breathtaking art style and really clever theme and set…
Read MoreNero is a beautiful telling of a story about love, loss, grief and wonder. Seeing the world through the eyes of another, the story unfolds through heartfelt narration and beautiful calligraphy that combines to provide an experience that weaves a compelling, memorable story. Nero is more than just a title,…
Read MoreIn what has quickly become my most anticipated update each month, Square Enix and Dontnod have unleashed the third episode of their arthouse narrative adventure, Life is Strange. As with my previous wrap, I won’t write a formal review, having already reviewed the first episode, until I can review the…
Read MoreExperimental from start to finish, Toren is a breathtaking, insightful, and incisive experience. A sincere attempt to recapture the rhythm and form of poetry within the bounds of an interactive game, I am confident in saying it’s unlike anything you have ever played before, but once you move past its…
Read MoreLast year’s Never Alone was a breathtaking game. In a similar vein to what Whale Rider achieved in cinema, Never Alone used a popular entertainment form – that of videogames – to both preserve and represent a native culture – in that case, the Inupiat people of Alaska. In my…
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