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Planet of the Eyes finds Limbo's other half

Planet of the Eyes is not a response but a reflection; the other side of Limbo’s macabre coin, only fully recognizable when both are placed in context with one another.

EssayNathalieAugust 30, 2016Cococucumber, Limbo, Planet of the Eyes, Quick Thoughts

Magic Flute takes Mozart to Neo-Tokyo

Magic Flute is less interested in exploring its source material than it is transforming it into logic puzzles.

EssayNathalieAugust 29, 2016LabLike, Magic Flute, Reviews

itch.io Grab Bag #1: Space, beer, shuffleboard, and corgis on motorbikes

In this grab bag: play shuffleboard with a crocodile, shapeshift through a post-apocalypse, explore a bite-sized space garden, and share a beer on the bed of a pickup truck.

EssayNathalieAugust 24, 2016Andrew Gleeson, Conor Mccann, Feature, Grab Bag, Grenadine, itch-io, More Mountains

Metrico+ isn’t a simple port, it’s a rebirth.

Metrico was always an enjoyable platformer hosted on an unfortunate platform, so even if it took two years and the rebuilding of half the game, I’m glad Metrico+ is here to rescue the original from itself.

EssayNathalieAugust 23, 2016Digital Dreams, Metrico, Quick Thoughts, sticky

Call of Juarez: Gunslinger, or "The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly Sides of a Modern Shooter"

Gunslinger isn’t a great game, but it’s the one that does the best to make a case that Call of Juarez can be more than a western pastiche filled with racial grievances.

EssayNathalieAugust 17, 2016Call of Juarez, Gunslinger, Reviews, Techland, Ubisoft

Pan-Pan Presents The Most Charming Of Shipwrecks

Pan-Pan looks positively lovely.

EssayNathalieAugust 13, 2016Might & Delight, News, Pan-Pan, Spelkraft

JumpJet Rex makes 16-bit platforming cool again

First order of business: JumpJet Rex puts a dinosaur in space.

EssayNathalieAugust 11, 2016JumpJet Rex, Reviews, TreeFortress Games

GoNNER asks you to dive into its wibbly wobbly hell, because that’s what friends do

GoNNER begs comparison to gelatinous desserts, if, that is, jello fought back.

EssayNathalieAugust 10, 2016DAGDROM, Ditto, GoNNER, hets, News, sticky

Glitched Invites You Through The Fourth Wall

Continuing to carry the Earthbound torch long left abandoned by its progenitors, is En House Studios’ Glitched, here to demolish the fourth wall and put frogs in suits.

EssayNathalieAugust 8, 2016En House Studios, Glitched, News

Traverser Fails To Navigate Steampunk's Pitfalls

Traverser tries to differentiate itself from the swathes of steampunk media being released, but ultimately its problems lie mostly in an inability to do so.

EssayNathalieAugust 6, 2016Gatling Goats, Reviews, sticky, Traverser

The Purring Quest Can't Keep Its Hairballs Down

The Purring Quest is a much cuter game than it is an enjoyable one to play.

EssayNathalieJuly 29, 2016Quick Thoughts, The Purring Quest, Valhalla Cats

Metrico Finds Beauty In Bar Charts

Metrico has found a suitable partner in the Vita, both unique, curious, and bloated beyond compare.

EssayNathalieJuly 23, 2016Digital Dreams, Metrico, Reviews

Fran Bow Gets Lost In Its Own Madness

As developer Killmonday Games takes on more and more plotlines, Fran Bow only falls deeper inside the depths of a convoluted narrative mess from which it is never able to crawl back out of.

EssayNathalieJuly 20, 2016Fran Bow, Killmidnight Games, Reviews

Pokémon Go isn't about collecting Pokémon, it's about collecting places

With so much of Go’s appeal hinging upon compelling you to get out and about wherever it is you reside, it is frustrating that there is so little to be found once you are actually there.

EssayNathalieJuly 11, 2016Features, Nintendo, Opinion, Pokémon, Pokémon Go, sticky