Tag: Story Rich

The Video Game City Week: Rapture got the monsters it deserved

The Video Game City…

Cities need infrastructure, architecture, people to fill the streets. They need parks and hospitals and hundreds of other things.…
The Video Game City Week: on the vivid authenticity of Midgar’s slums

The Video Game City…

Welcome back to The Video Game City Week. Next up, a visit to some familiar slums. Midgar’s slums I…
Indie horror Reveil reveal trailer isn’t one for circus-haters

Indie horror Reveil reveal…

Indie studio Pixelsplit has revealed its next game Reveil, an intriguing looking horror game with a trippy circus setting.…
How the spirit of Bloodborne lives on in Elden Ring

How the spirit of…

Despite the rumour-mongering over the years, I can promise you there will never be a Bloodborne 2. It’s just…
Why does vanilla, mod-less Oblivion still feel this good to play after 16 years?

Why does vanilla, mod-less…

Right now we’re all sitting on our hands, waiting for The Elder Scrolls 6. Wondering what delights it might…
In praise of screensavers

In praise of screensavers

I probably encountered screensavers around the time I read Dune for the first time. Weird as it sounds, the…
I can’t keep up with The Elder Scrolls Online’s fast-paced content drops – and that’s a good thing

I can’t keep up…

As we wait for The Elder Scrolls 6 to materialize one way or another, and endure a now-even-longer wait…
Naughty Dog’s much-rumoured The Last of Us remake reportedly launching this year

Naughty Dog’s much-rumoured The…

Naughty Dog’s much-rumoured, but as yet still unannounced, The Last of Us remake for PlayStation 5 will reportedly launch…
Agatha Christie was a great games master

Agatha Christie was a…

This piece contains spoilers for The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. I read my first Agatha Christie book over the…
Creaks developer unveils “hand-crafted” dystopian adventure Phonopolis

Creaks developer unveils “hand-crafted”…

Amanita Design – the developer behind the acclaimed likes of Samorost, Machinarium, Creaks, and last year’s surreal horror Happy…