XP comes with age
While there’s no set format for reviews and previews here (I could score out of ten or use interpretive dance), one thing you can be sure of is that I’ve been honest.
It’s hard to believe that Beneath a Steel Sky was released 25-years ago. After Revolution Games co-founder Charles Cecil approached comic book artist Dave Gibbons, they created this point-and-click adventure … Continue Reading EGX 2019: <em>Beyond a Steel Sky</em>
You get to adopt a pet from any fictional word you want; why did you pick it? This is one of the questions Carla from Pop Culture Literary posed to … Continue Reading <em>Blair Witch</em>: not biting the Bullet
Although I love the adventure genre, I’m not a Daedalic Entertainment fan at all. There’s just something about their games I can’t get my head around and the humour within … Continue Reading <em>State of Mind</em>: Daedalic disaster?
Detective films and books? They don’t do anything for me. The pacing and typical private-investigator-with-personal-demons protagonist fail to keep me engrossed. But give me a video game with a detective … Continue Reading <em>Missing in Jericho</em>: the search begins
Regular Later Levels visitors will probably be aware of my on-off obsession with The Elder Scrolls Online (ESO). Since being introduced to the game during Christmas 2015, I’ve had regular … Continue Reading Cooking up a Stormcloak
What makes a video game? The argument about the type and extent of gameplay that must exist within a release in order classify it in this way has been a … Continue Reading <em>Coloring Pixels</em>: clicking calm
At the last London Gaming Market in July, I managed to pick up copies of Syberia and Syberia II for my PlayStation 2. The first game in the series is … Continue Reading The folly of Kate Walker
I approached the Control demo at gamescom this year with very little knowledge. I knew it had a female protagonist called Jesse and if you read my post last week … Continue Reading gamescom 2019: <em>Control</em>
Oh Borderlands, what fun we’ve had over the years. Borderlands 3 be an instant purchase for die-hard players out there who have sunk hundreds of hours into this series. I … Continue Reading gamescom 2019: <em>Borderlands 3</em>
Final Fantasy VII was a killer title for the PlayStation in 1997 – except I didn’t buy it straight away, or was even vaguely aware of it. I only picked … Continue Reading gamescom 2019: <em>Final Fantasy VII Remake</em>
The developers of Theropods got in touch last month to let me know about their Kickstarter campaign. After playing through the demo on Twitch and seeing that their science-fiction world … Continue Reading <em>Kumo</em>: one boy’s <em>Journey</em>
It’s obvious to any Later Levels visitor just how much I adore point-and-click adventure games. Throw in some lovely-looking pixel-art, an independent and strong-willed female protagonist, and an intriguing storyline … Continue Reading <em>Theropods</em>: everybody do the dinosaur
Time loop mechanics in video games intrigue me so I was curious when Alt-Frequencies appeared in my Steam recommendations one day. I added it to my wishlist despite not having … Continue Reading <em>Alt-Frequencies</em>: stay tuned
As mentioned in a post earlier this week, artificial intelligence (AI) is a hot topic in the IT industry right now. I find the subject of automation’s impact on society … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2019: <em>In Other Waters</em>
Over the past year or so in the IT industry, artificial intelligence (AI) has become the hot topic. It’s the thing a lot of companies are looking for when making … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2019: <em>Neo Cab</em>
Every so often, a Kickstarter campaign comes along you regret not backing. Sick Chicken Studios’ launched their project for Guard Duty in February 2017 but the first time I heard … Continue Reading <em>Guard Duty</em>: standing to attention
