Article by Matt S. This isn’t really a review, since there’s not much to review – we’re about to talk about a game that is “free” on Apple Arcade, and outside of extreme circumstances, I’m not a fan of reviewing those. However, I felt the need to write something because……
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’ll level with you: this is going to be a really short review because, as much as I do believe that video games are a creative work and deserve the full respect of my time and effort in a review situation (whether they’re great or otherwise),…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Toodee and Topdee is one of those tiny little games that will largely escape your notice, but at some point or another, you’ll find yourself playing it and be glad that you did. This humble little game won’t win any great prizes nor make its creators…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. One of the great problems we come across as game critics is what we do with games that are indistinguishably similar to something that’s come before. I don’t just mean “inspired by” or “a homage to,” and I don’t even mean superficially different. I mean the…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Red White Yellow is a useful game because it highlights some realities about game design – sometimes some of the simplest elements that melt right into the background really do help a game shine. Red White Yellow is so closely inspired by Lumines, and yet not…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I’ve been playing Mahjong Solitaire for almost as long as I’ve been playing video games. My very first console (the Game Boy) was a Christmas gift from my parents and it came with the pack-in Tetris, and in addition they gave me Super Mario Land and…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. Just before Easter, Apple dropped a big pile of new games on the Apple Arcade. Almost enough to count it as a “re-launch,” at it came at just the right time. I had been planning on ending the subscription, as I hadn’t really found a reason…
Read MoreReviews by Matt S. Just before Easter, Apple dropped a big pile of new games on the Apple Arcade. Almost enough to count it as a “re-launch,” at it came at just the right time. I had been planning on ending the subscription, as I hadn’t really found a reason…
Read MoreList by Matt S. I’m a big fan of itch.io for the freedom and open platform that it allows for developers to be creative, experimental, and directly canvas the audience for feedback for games that are not yet ready for primetime on Steam and its ilk. In addition, itch.io allows…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. I was expecting Hatsune Miku Logic Paint S to be a fairly standard port of the previous Miku puzzle mobile title, MikuLogi. Why wouldn’t it be? The mobile game is excellent, with plenty of colourful puzzles, a good rewards loop (one new Miku artwork for every…
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