Jacob Geller appreciates how important Jessica Curry’s compositions are to the first ‘walking simulator’ – Dear Esther. When I first played Dear Esther, I didn’t […]
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Sound of Play: 79 – The videogame music podcast
Welcome to our weekly podcast dedicated to videogame music – Sound of Play What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a […]
On ‘post-mechanical’ games – aka: “walking simulators”
New Cane and Rinse blog contributor Malcolm Morano considers the pitfalls and merits of ‘post-mechanical’ games including Dear Esther, Virginia, Thirty Flights of Loving and […]
Sound of Play: 56 – The videogame music podcast
Welcome to our weekly podcast dedicated to videogame music – Sound of Play What we aim to bring you with Sound of Play is a […]
James Carter’s 2012
It’s New Year’s Eve and I sit next to the fire, mulling over previous years in video gaming as I’m prone to do on a […]
Vessel / Dear Esther – Cane and Rinse No.34
Tony, James, Josh and Darren are your panel for two contrasting titles. Strange Loop’s Vessel is a puzzle-platformer with a steampunk aesthetic and an emphasis on physics. […]