Where many Western RPGs of the era were built around binary choices, 2010’s Alpha Protocol asked you to become a chameleon. Playing as Michael Thorton, you’re a super spy who can flit between various archetypes – the three JBs: Jason Bourne, James Bond, and Jack Bauer. You’re a master manipulator who can be suave, unstable, […]
Interview: Sam Barlow Says Silent Hill "Doesn’t Need" Remaking, Talks New Spiritual Successor
“We called our Silent Hill sequel Project Doors internally,” Sam Barlow, Half Mermaid Productions founder and game director tells me, “Shattered Memories had a neat way of letting you open doors carefully and this may or may not have anything to do with that codename.” In November 2007, Silent Hill returned with Silent Hill: Origins – a […]
Biomutant Review – The Short Branch Of The Evolutionary Tree
Much like its gene-spliced protagonist, Biomutant is a hodgepodge of ideas stitched together to form what is ultimately a mixed bag. The game blends elements of open-world design with stylish action, gunplay, crafting, a morality system, and more. Like many jacks-of-all-trades it winds up being a master of none, and a thick layer of technical […]
Mass Effect 2’s Most Difficult Choice Involved Kasumi, Her Grief, And The Graybox
It’s been 11 long years since Kasumi’s Stolen Memory DLC for Mass Effect 2 originally launched. That’s a lot of time and a lot of life since my first encounter with the master thief. I’m a different person now than I was back then, with over a decade’s worth of new experiences that have shaped […]
Mass Effect Andromeda Could Have Had A Completely Different First Contact Encounter
Mass Effect Andromeda is polarizing, to say the least. While a lot of people have learned to appreciate it over the years – myself included – some of its flaws are pretty glaring. There were only two new alien races – which were the same race, actually – despite the fact that up to ten […]
Biomutant Review: Still Evolving
Biomutant doesn’t get off to a strong start. Its first hour is filled with self-contained locations that are a far cry from the sweeping vistas we’ve seen in early trailers, with claustrophobic corridors and underground dungeons serving as the locale for a lengthy tutorial. Its entry-level combat doesn’t resemble those early trailers, either, coming across […]
Grunt And Mordin Were Supposed To Have A Jack/Miranda Confrontation Scene In Mass Effect 2
A few months ago, we published a piece on how Mass Effect 2 was built around the suicide mission, as opposed to the other way around. Naturally, this led to the revered loyalty mechanic, where completing missions for each character determined whether or not they’d make it out of the Collector base and into the […]
Stardew Valley Made Me Question Why We Love The Mundane In Games But Hate It In Real Life
I’m sure many of you have had this experience before with Stardew Valley and similar games. After a long day of work and other household obligations, I went to sit down for my nightly routine of relaxing with Stardew Valley. All I wanted to do after spending my entire day on responsibilities was get into […]
Battlefield 6 Has Seen The Best And Worst Of Gaming Leaks
Another day, another Battlefield 6 leak. It’s been quite some time since we’ve seen a game that’s quite so leaky, but it’s also a stark reminder of some of the best and worst things about gaming leaks. If you’re unaware, the next Battlefield game (we’ll call it Battlefield 6, even if EA is inevitably going […]
The VR Game Launch Roundup: Frighteningly Puzzling
With May drawing to a close lets have a look at what’s going to round out the month. There are going to be fights in store for Steam users whilst those on PlayStation VR will be getting a rather excellent Rube Goldberg machine building title. So check out five exciting titles due to arrive this […]