When I first played Halo: Combat Evolved on the original Xbox, I distinctly remember feeling as though it was the closest thing to a PC-inspired […]
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The role nostalgia plays in appraising old games
We live in an age of gaming that repeatedly capitalises on the ‘retro’. Remakes, reimaginings, franchise reboots, re-releases and independently developed downloadable titles with 8 […]
Conker’s Big Reunion
E3 2014. Conker appears on stage, chopping a logo in half much like he did back in the N64 days. I literally threw my glasses […]
An hour with… Mega Man
In 1993 I was presented with a choice. As per usual when staying with my grandparents I was taken to a car boot sale before […]
Bloodborne and the etymology of horror
Bloodborne, the newly-released PlayStation 4 exclusive from legendary developer From Software, sets itself apart from its Demon’s and Dark Souls predecessors by being oriented around […]
The Static Speaks My Name
What if I told you that a free, 10 minute long horror game delivers on BioShock’s medium-defining twist even more memorably than the revered Irrational […]
Cover me! – Akai Katana
The cover below shows us that the game in question is… a) really anime b) a classic meld of 1940s era wartime and Japanese warrior […]
Finding stress relief in Dark Souls II
At the beginning of this year (following a pretty hectic evening in hospital) I was diagnosed with stress and anxiety issues. I was warned that […]
An hour with… Evolve
Pitched as “a four-on-one experience”, unveiled in February 2014 and then released a year later, Evolve is an asymmetrical multiplayer game developed by Turtle Rock […]
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
Shigeru Miyamoto famously once compared The Legend of Zelda to his own childhood adventures. He spoke of the woodland and caves near where he was […]
“How do we get in?” The New Nintendo 3DS
I said I wouldn’t do it. I said to myself that the one I had was good enough. Yet here I am, February 12th at […]
The Beginning
The past decade or so has seen players afforded increasingly extensive access to, and communication with the creators of their favourite videogames and videogames commentary. […]