Hal Scion’s investigation into the murder of professor Rumford continues as the city of Astrum Close continues to descend into unreality. After initially pinning the murder on Systelia, a
Every single video game is a miracle. That’s not an exaggeration; games take an incredible amount of time, effort, and care that anything, from the smallest phone games to
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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
“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
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
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
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
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
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
Syberia – The World Before is a great story-driven adventure game reminiscent of older classics just before the genre died off for a bit. As a newcomer to the series, Dana
