By Sean Willett
Dark Souls 2 is to other video games what university is to elementary school. In most games the player’s hand is held tightly as they are guided from one sanitized experience to another. The game acts as a patient, kind teacher to the gurgling child player. These games — much like Grade 2 — take… Continue reading Game review: Dark Souls 2
By Sean Willett
With the title Bit.Trip Presents Runner 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien, this rhythm-platformer by Gaijin Games is thankfully not as complicated as its name makes it out to be. Rather, it is very simple, requiring only a handful of commands to navigate the game’s levels. This simplicity can be deceiving, however, for under it… Continue reading Game review: Bit.Trip Runner 2
By Sean Willett
One of the many benefits of an independently published game is the freedom it allows developers — there are more opportunities to try new things when the people making a game are unrestrained by the demands of investors and shareholders. The Real Texas is a glowing example of the results of this kind of freedom,… Continue reading Game review: The Real Texas