Online Screen Editor Jacob Heayes runs through some of the highlights of 2019 in video game storytelling.
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How Vampyr Brings its World to Life With Consequences
Murder is often a minor offence; an inconsequential event in the wider context of the world – or at least, that usually seems to be the case in video games. Whether your victim is a mythical beast, a common bandit or a humble priest, they probably deserved it, right? Most of the time, your character […]
Album Review: Daughter – Music from Before the Storm
It’s only just been over a year ago since Daughter once again captured and shattered our hearts with their surreal and ethereal album Not to Disappear (2015), epitomising a tragic decline of individual selfhood. The indie folk band, of guitarist and vocalist Elena Tonra, guitarist Igor Haefeli, and drummer Remi Aguiella, didn’t stay static after […]
SIMple but effective
The fourth instalment of The Sims series originally launched back on 2nd September 2014, in the form of The Sims 4. With the improved ‘build-a-sim’ system, newly announced emotions and a more cartoon-y visual style, hopes for the new iteration of the game were high amongst fans. However, upon launch, though the game delivered on […]
Aloha, Alola: Pokémon Sun and Moon Review
POKÉMON Sun and Moon are a fantastic achievement for an aging franchise; after 20 years, familiar yet refreshing gameplay, as well as new Pokémon designs that perfectly suit the new region help create the most genuine and thoughtful Pokémon game yet. Sun and Moon are set in the fictional region of Alola. Based off real […]
Retro Review: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – PS2
“If Harry Potter goes back to Hogwarts, he will be in mortal danger.” When these words echoed around the living room, the whole family knew we were in for a long night. Especially if Dad hadn’t Googled how to get past the Avifors Challenge at work today… (this was pre-WiFi era in the Butler household, […]
Retro Review: Banjo-Kazooie
In honour of the looming Christmas holidays let’s look at at Banjo-Kazooie, a game which features a festive themed area, complete with 100 metre tall fir tree and sentient presents. The game follows the quest of a bear (Banjo) and a bird (Kazooie) to rescue Banjo’s sister from the rhyme-obsessed witch Gruntilda. It’s a charming platforming […]
Gaming on a Budget: A How to Guide
Video games are an expensive hobby, there’s no denying that. At the very least you need an expensive platform to play it on, be it an iPhone, PS4, or state-of-the-art PC. On top of that initial investment, you usually also need to get controllers, a TV or monitor, and the actual games themselves. At the […]
Pokémon GO: An Introduction, Not a Full Product
The game of the Summer, by complete surprise to pretty much everyone everywhere; even those clued in upon everything Pokémon were cautious of this game. Jumping from the handheld games where Pokémon were levelled up by turn-based battling, to having Pokémon being levelled up by capturing the same Pokémon a potential 101 times (Magikarp, we’re […]
Top 5 Games and Technology CreepyPasta
Foreword: this list by no means contains the best, the scariest, or the most realistic creepypasta the internet has to offer, it is simply my list of the five most memorable games- and tech-based stories. The Lavender Town Tone (DannoW) Do you remember the original pokemon games? Do you remember the unbelievably scary location that […]