Video Game Reviews, Articles
Since Black Mirror dropped their interactive episode on Netflix, a few companies have tried to create something similar that has their own twist on the idea. One of the ones that got sent my way was Five Dates by Welsh…
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I know what I’m getting into with a Cook, Serve, Delicious game. Tricky challenges with good humour and plenty of different ways to curate your restaurant. The third instantiation of the game is slightly different however – having watched your…
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I’m a big fan of simulation and management style games, so I’m always willing to give any in the genre a go, no matter how niche they are. I’ve not ever come across one quite as niche as the London…
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Despite being a Humble Monthly customer since it began, I’ve never actually played any of their non-DRM free games. Mostly because, after noticing it when it first came out, I completely forgot about it. And then, over the last couple…
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What is it? Not Tonight is a post-Brexit simulation game that sees you play as a “non-pure” British person who can only qualify for menial jobs – and the menial job you’ve been granted is nightclub doorman. You must check…
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There are a few games that I have strong nostalgic feelings for. Premier Manager 99, Final Fantasy VII, VIII and IX, but one that stands out – and is more relevant for this particular review – is Sid Meier’s Simgolf….
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Emerging from 2 years of PC early access onto consoles, Memories of Mars is a MMO survival RPG FPS that casts the player as a freshly birthed clone tasked with investigating the disappearance of human settlements on the red planet….
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July’s free games for Playstation Plus subscribers are now available (until August 3) as Sony celebrates 10 years of the service that set the standard for consoles. As always, remember that Plus games can be added to your library if…
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This is my first foray into a Story of Seasons game. I’ve played Stardew Valley before, which, as I was playing Story of Seasons felt very similar, so I did have some idea of what to do, but whereas I…
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Box VR is a no-frills virtual reality training simulator from FitXR. While, strictly speaking, it falls more into the app category than games, Box VR does harness many staples from the rhythm game genre to make it more enjoyable than…
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What is it? Factorio is an interesting game that has you play as a person on a random planet, and all you have to do is build a base. You do it by mining resources, at first manually, then using…
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What is it? Save Koch is an indie simulation game that puts you in the role of a mob boss whose life is threatened by an unknown entity. You have to talk to all of your friends, and enemies, and…
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What is it? International Basketball Manager is an indie simulation game that puts you in the shoes of a basketball manager, attempting to lead your chosen team to glory. Platform(s) PC Pros Cons European licenses. Rubbish music. Poor sound quality….
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I try to keep the Video Game Almanac as politics-free as possible. Nobody really cares about other people’s political opinions, particularly when they’ve come to read about video games. However, that is going to be a bit challenging when I…
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With transport games, I always approach with some level of trepidation. It’s not that I think the game is going to be boring or frustrating, it’s just that I’ve had the worst luck with trains in real life, so I…
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