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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
COVID-19 has meant many gaming events have been postponed or cancelled this year. EGX Rezzed has been pushed back by three months; Insomnia66 was abandoned in favour of Insomnia67; and … Continue Reading <em>Whiplash</em>: weasel your way out of this one
My other-half had been eagerly awaiting the release of The Outer Worlds for weeks before it came out. My stepson was excited too even though he’s too young to play … Continue Reading Locks, mini-games and <em>The Outer Worlds</em>
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>
Last month I asked readers how they felt about character-switching in video games. Do you enjoy being able to see a digital world through the eyes of multiple protagonists? After … Continue Reading Same old story: video games and replayability
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>
At the London Gaming Market in March 2019, I bought myself a PlayStation 2. I’d been thinking about getting one for a while and was finally persuaded after chatting to … Continue Reading Trust, friendship and Team Ico’s games
I’m writing this the day before Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 releases. At least for me and all the other season pass pre-orders. If you bought the Ultimate Edition, you … Continue Reading It’s not what you play, it’s who you play it with
When the schedule for our GameBlast19 marathon stream last month was revealed in January, I was pretty pleased that A Way Out had made the cut. It was a title … Continue Reading <em>A Way Out</em>: not the ending we wanted
God of War has, quite rightly, received all sorts of praise and accolades over the past couple of months. Much of the praise has been for the quality of the … Continue Reading <em>God of War</em>: my love for the Leviathan
December’s Question of the Month is brought to you by Daniel from Home Button: action-adventure fan, Nintendo aficionado and photo-mode lover. To find out more about him and his site, … Continue Reading Who needs Santa (a <em>QotM</em> answer)
This post is part of a series exploring the history of the Tomb Raider series and its entries. Be sure to check out the hub article on NekoJonez’s Gaming Blog … Continue Reading Writers’ Raid: <em>Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris</em>
This post is part of a series exploring the history of the Tomb Raider series and its entries. Be sure to check out the hub article on NekoJonez’s Gaming Blog … Continue Reading Writers’ Raid: <em>Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light</em>
One of the first video games my other-half and I played together was Alien: Isolation. In our first few weeks after meeting we realised we shared a love of gaming … Continue Reading <em>Downward Spiral</em>: a story lost in space
Towards the end of last year, NekoJonez from NekoJonez’s Gaming Blog rounded up a group of 13 bloggers to create The Legend of Zelda Retrospective. Together we looked back through … Continue Reading Calling all <em>Tomb Raider</em> fans
