Sony has been talking up the social direction it wants to take its consoles and games. Even when it’s not conventional multiplayer where everyone sits down in front of the TV and plays together at the same time, Sony wants you engaged with your games and your friends when you’re…
Read MoreEveryone knows that Deadly Premonition polarised critics when it was first released on the Xbox 360 a few years ago. I think it’s telling that the critics that panned it looked at it from a technical perspective. The critics that loved it looked at its deeper themes. The reality is…
Read MoreOne of the more interesting indie developers out there is Tale of Tales, a small team devoted to the idea that games can indeed be art. Games like The Path, The Graveyard and their newest title, Bientôt l’été, are not there for simple entertainment. These games look for deeper meaning,…
Read MorePlease note this review was done on the game’s Alpha release. As such the final version might differ in some ways. Chances are you have never played a Jason Rohrer game, which is not surprising by any means. But the few who have might go on to say that Jason…
Read MoreNext in the series of games as art is the somewhat minimalist Proteus recently released on the Steam store. The game can, and must inexorably be compared to Dear Esther. Why Zane would you compare a game against another right off the bat you might ask? To do that is…
Read MoreI really, truly love Little Inferno and the philosophy behind it. Clearly built by very intelligent developers, the game is a deep reflection on the games industry itself, and in the process it exposes some themes that should make people a little uncomfortable. Nothing is as effective at getting people…
Read MoreFor some reason, the Nintendo DS and then 3DS has become a breeding ground for art applications. I get that these are stylus-driven consoles, but in every other way they’re really not good for art generation – the screens are small and low resolution, and the export options are extremely…
Read MoreBack when the Nintendo DS was riding high and the iPhone and iPad were relatively minor blips on the home entertainment radar, Nintendo’s touch screen console saw a fair few releases that were not really games but rather what would later be known as “apps.” Art Academy was one of…
Read MoreNow available on Steam Here is something that I’ve pondered many times over the years: if a tree falls in the middle of the forest and nobody hears it – did it even make a sound at all? It’s a question of reality, or better yet, one of pure existence itself. In Eyebrow…
Read MoreJourney into the heart of a child in this emotional PSN indie game. Many of the world’s great musicians take their troubles in life and turn them into inspiring, oftentimes sensitive music to help soothe their sufferings. Painters craft images to tell a story that promote their world views. Writers…
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