2020’s Coffee Talk was a cozy visual novel about an alternate reality Seattle, chronicling the lives of the titular cafe’s patrons. It was chill, thought provoking and, despite lacking traditional choices, had quite a lot of variance in how the story could play out. Now in 2023 we’
“Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme. Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine. Come lift up your voices, all grief to refrain. For we may or might never all leave here again.” The crew’s song echoes across the ice flow. The words won’t
The character action genre has mostly been restricted to the AAA space since the term first emerged. Games like Kingdom Hearts, Devil May Cry, and Hi-Fi Rush have deep, expansive movesets for players to express themselves with. There have been smaller titles that fit into the genre, like Ultrakill and
The character action genre has mostly been restricted to the AAA space since the term first emerged. Games like Kingdom Hearts, Devil May Cry, and Hi-Fi Rush have deep, expansive movesets for players to express themselves with. There have been smaller titles that fit into the genre, like Ultrakill and
2020’s Coffee Talk was a cozy visual novel about an alternate reality Seattle, chronicling the lives of the titular cafe’s patrons. It was chill, thought provoking and, despite lacking traditional choices, had quite a lot of variance in how the story could play out. Now in 2023 we’
“Kind friends and companions, come join me in rhyme. Come lift up your voices in chorus with mine. Come lift up your voices, all grief to refrain. For we may or might never all leave here again.” The crew’s song echoes across the ice flow. The words won’t
I think everyone has imagined action scenes playing out to whatever tunes are playing on the radio. Sure, on the outside most may call AMVs or fan fiction cringy, but we all like to indulge once in a while, and music is a good way to facilitate that. If you’
A few years ago I wrote an editorial discussing the shocking majesty of Hidden Frontier, a no-budget Star Trek fan film that reached for the stars and became one of my favorite shows of all time. Since then I ate through every sequel and spinoff and made my way deeper
Colossal Cave Adventure was a 1976 text-based adventure game developed by Will Crowther then later expanded by Don Woods. In the game, players would type in commands to explore a massive cave system and find treasure. It’s the first widely known adventure game, with its only predecessor achieving nowhere
Role-playing games often have systems on top of systems to allow the player a wealth of customization options. These can range from more surface level choices – like putting a few points into your character’s guns skill so they’re better at shooting – to much more in depth, number crunching
You’re just out of high school with no prospects or ambition when aliens invade Earth. Thanks to a sentient gun named Kenny, you get off planet and discover your true calling: murder. The extraterrestrials who took over Earth are part of the G3 cartel and are using humans as
