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One of my favourite things about video games, other than narratives, is exploration. I love that feeling of being transported to somewhere wonderful and given a whole new world to … Continue Reading Plea <em>of Thieves</em>: peaces of eight
Is there a standard mechanic used in video games that you just can’t seem to gel with? Maybe it’s tricky timed jumps in platformers, pixel-hunting and in point-and-clicks or having … Continue Reading <em>Black Book</em>: facing your demons
#BloggerTalk is an event that takes place over on Twitter from 21:00 to 22:00 GMT on Thursdays. Each week, everyone is invited to give their thoughts on a specific question … Continue Reading <em>#BloggerTalk</em>: 21 May 2020
With the cancellation of many gaming events this year, online expos have become the new hot thing. First we had the spring edition of the Steam Game Festival in March … Continue Reading Digital Dragons Indie Celebration 2020: a round-up
Update at 10:10 BST on Monday, 22 June 2020: The Great Blog Crawl 2020 is back! From Friday, 26 June 2020, we’ll be visiting the questions for anyone who didn’t … Continue Reading <em>The Great Blog Crawl 2020</em>
When Jonez from NekoJonez’s Gaming Blog kindly nominated Later Levels for a Real Neat Blog Award in December, he asked bloggers to share which video game series they’d choose to … Continue Reading More pointing-and-clicking wanted
#BloggerTalk is an event that takes place over on Twitter from 21:00 to 22:00 GMT on Thursdays. Each week, everyone is invited to give their thoughts on a specific question … Continue Reading <em>#BloggerTalk</em>: 14 May 2020
As I’ve written before, I always feel under pressure to make the best decisions and obtain the good endings in video games. Many gamers may dislike linear storylines because they’re … Continue Reading <em>Beautiful Desolation</em>: big decisions, little choice
We all have at least one video game which defines us. It’s understandable that this could be the first we ever played although this isn’t necessarily always the case. Other … Continue Reading The video games that define me
What’s this: another detective game? After making pledges to the crowdfunding campaigns for two upcoming titles last month and then being interested by another during an online event a couple … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>Ring of Fire</em>
#BloggerTalk is an event that takes place over on Twitter from 21:00 to 22:00 GMT on Thursdays. Each week, everyone is invited to give their thoughts on a specific question … Continue Reading <em>#BloggerTalk</em>: 07 May 2020
There’s clearly something about detective games that we love. Since attending EGX Rezzed in April 2018 and noticing a few titles of this type on display, there has been an … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>The Flower Collectors</em>
If you’ve ever tuned into any of our GameBlast charity streams over the years, you’ll know just how bad I am at platformers. It’s not a genre I turn to … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>Lost Words: Beyond the Page</em>
Although I’m happy to watch my other-half play horror games, you’ll rarely find me on the controls. I have no problem admitting that I’m a complete coward: an overactive imagination … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: <em>Beyond the Veil</em>
Although we’ve missed out on several expos this year so far thanks to COVID-19, gaming events are continuing online. The spring 2020 edition of the Steam Game Festival took place … Continue Reading LudoNarraCon 2020: a round-up
Although we love our video games here in this blogging circle, there are things we don’t like about them too. There’s at least one game mechanic which frustrates each us … Continue Reading <em>Keepsake</em>: my mouse wasn’t made for walking
