The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is one of the top film, television and new media schools in the world. I had the pleasure of getting know Tony Evans, the NFTS Games Coordinator, after taking an interest in a game being made by a graduate of their MA Games Design and Development course several years ago; and we now seem to bump into each … Continue reading EGX 2017: Falling Sky
This post is part of a series exploring the history of The Legend of Zelda and its major entries. Be sure to check out the hub article on NekoJonez’s Gaming Blog for links to all the great retrospectives written by other bloggers, and to find out more about what makes this Nintendo franchise such a classic. Image above courtesy of Pieter-Jan Casteels. ••• A couple … Continue reading The Legend of Zelda: the cure for obsessions and broken hearts
As I written before, I’m bad at playing horror games because I’m a bit of a wimp. I’d much rather watch someone handle the controller while my eyes are half-shielded by my hands or a nearby cushion. I really enjoy a spine-tingling storyline and love books by Stephen King or Dean Koontz for example; but when I’m responsible for taking the actions, I fall to … Continue reading EGX 2017: Lake Ridden
Correction: 18:39 on 29 September 2017: Thank you to Jay for letting me know in the comments below that I got the names of the characters wrong. ‘David’ should be ‘Daniel’, and ‘Rachel’ should be ‘Emma’; I guess that serves me right for not taking notes during the demo and getting too wrapped up in the game! Sorry everybody. Original post: 06:00 on 27 September … Continue reading EGX 2017: Detroit: Become Human
2017’s EGX event took place from 21 to 24 September 2017 and I swear I’m still recovering. That’s partly my own fault for thinking that two days at an expo with a seven-hour round-trip, while hosting a blog party at the same time, followed by a family trip with my dad and mother-in-law the next day would be a good idea. But hey, we survived! … Continue reading EGX 2017: a round-up
Autumn officially starts today so that means colder days, longer nights and preparations for Halloween and Christmas! But before we get wrapped up in cosy blankets, it’s time for our latest blog party here at Later Levels. There’s no better way to celebrate the start of the weekend as well as meet some new blogging friends and read their awesome posts. The rules are simple: … Continue reading Gamers blog party: autumn 2017 invitation
