Brian Edwards finds the inner resolve to scale Madeline’s intimidating peak I’ve been replaying Celeste, 2018’s darling indie platformer, for the upcoming Cane and Rinse recording. I played Celeste on […]
Author: Brian Edwards
FRACTER
Our Brian riddles his way through the monochrome dark and light of 4L Games’ moody puzzler, FRACTER Descending into a mysterious and dark world, guided by an ethereal floating light, […]
CrossCode
Brian Edwards reviews CrossCode, the action role-playing game developed by Radical Fish Games. Every time I watch a YouTube video titled “Top 65 Upcoming Indie Games” or something these days I’m relatively […]
Blog of the year 2019
It’s the end of another year and it is time for Klax. Oh, wait, that’s not right. Let’s try this again. It’s the end of the year, and I asked […]
Jesse Faden, my mother, and the search for Control
Control opens with Jesse Faden entering the Federal Bureau of Control (FBC), a mysterious organization that she has a long history with. Her connection to this organization is significant, but […]
Nairi: Tower of Shirin
The supply crate I’ve found myself in is far from the cozy confines of my house in the rich district. Even though I was not allowed to leave or go […]
The Swindle
Stealthy steampunk stings on Switch I’ve got $6000 on me and I could leave now via the airship that is parked just outside. Yet behind this locked door is a […]
Guacamelee! 2
Does the sequel to 2013’s Guacamelee! improve upon the original recipe, or is this avocado action underripe? Brian Edwards taste-tests… At the end of Guacamelee! we got to see legendary […]
An anxious gamer
Brian Edwards considers how our personal propensities can shape the game designs that we relish, and those which send us screaming in the other direction. I was playing through Persona […]