Review by Matt S. Papers, Please is not the kind of game that would ever feature in a Christmas countdown. It’s most certainly not the kind of game that you should be playing to set yourself in the mood for the season. It is a brutal, depressing, and frank deconstruction…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. From its title screen alone, Metrocide nails the cyberpunk “city noir” aesthetic. The newest title from Aussie developer Flat Earth Games puts you in the shoes of a private investigator fallen on hard times who must carry out contract killings while avoiding the police and the…
Read MoreReview by Andrew M. When Tennis in the Face first came across my desk, I thought this could be a bit of fun. The screenshots I’d seen looked great, it looked like it had a sense of humour about itself and appeared to be an enjoyable ride. While I got…
Read MoreReview by Brad L. Rock ‘N’ Roll Racing and Super Off-Road were two of my favourite racing games as a young’un. Rock ‘N’ Roll Racing alone saw me sink more money hiring it from the local video shop than it would have cost to buy it! BlazeRush attempts to bring…
Read MorePreview by Shaan J. Even before I picked up an Xbox One for myself, I’d seen trailers for Project Totem, a twin platformer of sorts from Danish studio Press Play, which also developed the Xbox exclusive title Max: The Curse of Brotherhood that released last year. Having gone under the radar for…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I just finished playing Particulars. My head hurts. Particulars is a sub-atomic particle physics themed action-puzzle game. Developed by Aussie indie outfit SeeThrough Studios and partially funded by ScreenNSW, Particulars combines traditional puzzle gameplay with a plot-driven structure and a firm grounding in real world scientific…
Read MoreReview by Sam M. The Marvellous Miss Take is the embodiment of everything you wouldn’t expect from a stealth game. You’re not encouraged to take your time to plan out your heists, nor are you required to make as little noise as possible. Rather you take everything you’ve learnt and…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. Rollers of the Realm is a pinball-RPG. Adding RPG elements to skill based gameplay can often lead to something that feels both weak and unfocused, with Destiny being a recent example, so I was more than wary upon hearing that developer Phantom Compass intended to add…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. The games industry is still young, and so it hasn’t been especially effective in reflecting the many and wonderful cultures of the world. That’s not surprising, of course, because as with any emergent art form it has taken time for games to be accepted as a…
Read MoreReview by David W. You can’t hope to play an open world epic these days without coming across the all-pervasive mini game. These ‘games within games’ form short diversions from the narrative; a game of cards, a race against the clock, a puzzle board of icon matching, switch flipping, quick…
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