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Continue reading →: The Last Guardian – A Beautiful MessA few years ago I tried playing The Last Guardian but for whatever reason I gave up on it fairly early on. Sometime in the last couple of years I played through Shadow of the Colossus for the first time, and I absolutely loved it, so when I recently came…
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Continue reading →: Rugby World Cup – Pool Stage ReviewSomehow, it has been a whole month since the Rugby World Cup Opening ceremony. Thirty days on from that fever dream and we finally know which eight teams will be heading into the quarters, and who are already on their way home. Before the tournament began I gave a little…
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Continue reading →: The More You Know – Heaven’s VaultThe last time on The more You Know we discussed how The Witness empowers you to solve its puzzles by teaching you to understand its visual language. This time we’re going to be digging into Heaven’s Vault, a game that asks you to learn an actual language, albeit a fictional…
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Continue reading →: PsychodysseyWhen people ask what are some of my favourite TV shows of the year, an answer that quickly bubbles to the surface is Psychodyssey. A documentary by Two Player Productions (2PP) following the team at Double Fine Productions as they battle the odds to develop and release Psychonauts 2. It’s…
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Continue reading →: Death Stranding – A Wild RideDeath Stranding is a game that passed me by when it launched to mixed reception in 2019. As the first game released by Kojima Productions, the studio founded by Hideo Kojima following his turbulent departure from Konami (his previous long term employer), Death Stranding has always held the promise of…
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Continue reading →: The More You Know – The WitnessThe More You Know is a new series where I want to highlight some games that play a little differently to what you might expect of a modern video game. They don’t have character levels, RPG skill trees, or equipment for you to manage. Instead the way you progress is…
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Continue reading →: Sherlock Holmes – Consulting DetectiveAs I continue to search for games that outdo The Return of The Obra Dinn for its sleuth feel, I’ve discovered that I’m not the only one who’s been thinking about detective games lately. Mark Brown of the excellent Game Makers Toolkit has recently posted a deep dive into what…
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Continue reading →: Rugby World Cup 2023And now for something totally different… In my last post I discussed a couple of upcoming video game releases that have caught my attention, but they’re far from the only thing that I’m excited about right now. In fact, what I’m most excited for is the upcoming Rugby World Cup.…
