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My love for detective games has grown over the past couple of years, and in 2020 particularly. They’ve provided a way to socialise with friends remotely while at home during … Continue Reading <em>Death in La-La Land</em>: choose-your-own-detective
Myst is one of my favourite classic adventure games. It’s beginning may be simple but I think it’s one of the best: I love the sense of confusion and amazement … Continue Reading <em>Quern</em>: the closest you’ll get to <em>Myst</em>
Those of us who grew up through the 1990s remember the video game manual being as much a part of the experience as the game itself. It was often the … Continue Reading Taking note: keeping records during video games
A few blogger-friends kindly helped me with a post about the best games to play at Christmas last month. Several of the stories shared had a similar theme: we often … Continue Reading <em>Röki</em>: a very nisse adventure
Call of the Sea has been on my wishlist since I first saw its trailer a few months ago. It stood out back then due to its lovely visuals and … Continue Reading <em>Call of the Sea</em>: puzzles in paradise
This has possibly been the weirdest Christmas ever. Here in the south-east of the UK, we were moved into tier 4 lockdown restrictions with only five days’ notice and this … Continue Reading The curious case of the Xbox Series X
