It’s been a long time since I’ve fallen in love with a game: far too many games I’ve played of late have had the spectre of flaws too annoying for the virtues of the game to shine through and obviate them; far too many games I’ve played of late have felt without heart, without something … [Read more…]
Before I became far too spoiled with choice when it came to games, I played a lot of the original Metal Gear Solid on the PlayStation. “A lot” here really does mean a significant amount: during one of the lulls of the summer holidays that inevitably arrive towards the rump of that six-week break, I’m … [Read more…]
Its rare that a series of video games with a meaningful philosophical root exists, aside from cases of nebulous associations such as “all first-person shooters owe something to DOOM” or “most western fantasy theming in video games owes something to Dungeons and Dragons.” The Soulsborne games (a portmanteau born of desperation more than anything else), … [Read more…]
The prospect of exploration is a powerful thing: making known previously unknowns brings with it both the excitement of the idea of having been somewhere few others have and the trepidation of thoughts of why others haven’t been where you’re going. Though the latter may often be the product of an overactive imagination in the … [Read more…]
I don’t have the nostalgia that a lot of people have for NES or SNES-era platformers: I was a late starter when it came to video games in my own home, with my first console being a PlayStation and my first game being Actua Soccer. Owing to this apparently “unfortunate” conflagration of events, I find … [Read more…]