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The Detail is a videogame for people who just like the shootouts in The Wire
The crime drama aims for gravitas, and misses.
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The glorious ideas and terrible, terrible puzzles of Cradle
Cradle reminds us why videogames are obsessed with transhumanism
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Galak-Z reminds us that nostalgia can be a force for good
A game built on 80s anime feels like a thoroughly 2015 game.
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Absolute Drift seeks the breaking point for our cultural obsession with drifting
Would you rather drift in heaven or race in hell?
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The new King’s Quest looks to the past
King’s Quest shows the virtues and the limits of nostalgia.
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N++: Iteration, movement, and the screen
Not a throwback, but differently modern.
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Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture is a triumph
Say hello to the new wave of walking simulators.
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The alluring deathscapes of Feist
After the better part of a decade of development, Feist comes out to kill you.
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Life is Strange Episode Four: It’s Almost Over, Baby Blue
A videogame series blooming into early adulthood.
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Pneuma has things to say. Don’t listen to them.
I babble, therefore I am
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Telltale’s Game of Thrones officially sucks now
Whether you like HBO’s Game of Thrones or not, you will find nothing redeemable in its videogame version.
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The Magic Circle is a damning indictment of modern game design
The Magic Circle is a pain in the ass by design.