Tag: Now Playing

Despelote showed me the year’s greatest intro sequence, and its greatest advert for video games full stop

Despelote showed me the…

I’m going to spoil the opening of Despelote here – an opening which I think, as you can probably…
Cat Quest 3 – more winningly approachable action-RPGing, this time with pirates

Cat Quest 3 –…

If you know your Cat Quest, probably all I need tell you about Cat Quest 3 is that it’s…
The spirit of Buster Keaton flies again in World of Goo 2

The spirit of Buster…

I’m not sure how funny Buster Keaton movies are these days – I assume there are moments that still…
Drop everything and play Sektori

Drop everything and play…

Sometimes you just know. A few seconds into Sektori, through an alluringly vague tutorial and out the other side…
Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill ride Ghost Town is finally on PSVR 2 and it’s easily one of my favourite games this year

Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill…

It took about five seconds to figure out Ghost Town might be something a bit special when I first…
Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill ride Ghost Town is finally on PSVR 2 and it’s easily one of my favourite games this year

Brilliantly cinematic supernatural thrill…

It took about five seconds to figure out Ghost Town might be something a bit special when I first…
Marvel Cosmic Invasion has me convinced: cartoons and comics trumps the blockbuster movie style any day

Marvel Cosmic Invasion has…

Marvel Cosmic Invasion is a joyous game to play, that much I’ll tell you up front. Made by Tribute…
Cracking sci-fi horror Routine escapes a decade of development hell as a great reminder that patronising game design can do one

Cracking sci-fi horror Routine…

There’s a bit early on in Routine where your progress is blocked by a blinking computer terminal demanding your…
Let it Die: Inferno is maybe the weirdest extraction game I’ve ever played, both endlessly intriguing and disappointing

Let it Die: Inferno…

Every part of Let it Die: Inferno is bizarre. Visually striking, narratively eccentric, ambitious within the genre it’s inhabiting.…
Octopath Traveler 0 is an interesting experiment in trying to make a traditional game out of gacha elements, it’s just not a very successful one

Octopath Traveler 0 is…

I’ve got an issue with people saying ‘turn-based games are back, baby’. For those with the eyes to see,…