There is a concept which rings somewhat true to me of an “anxious interval” in cultural nostalgia. As described by Elizabeth Sandifer citing Momus, the interval is “the…
Seven years and six games into the espionage of the Splinter Cell series, it was about time for the entry where Sam Fisher’s own organisation are turned against…
For the past month I have been playing Just Cause 2 alongside The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It’s been an interesting experience because it has…
I knew extremely little of Bad Company when I started Battlefield: Bad Company 2 ( basically that it was a first person shooter) and thought that I got…
Bioshock had big ideas of overturning standard approaches to video game storytelling, questioning philosophies, the horrors humanity can fall to, and the nature of free will. It even…
Forza Motorsport 2 was such an accomplished version of the serious road car racing genre popularised by Gran Turismo that there wasn’t anywhere too obvious to take it…
Recent comments
kelvingreen
"I haven't played a FIFA since the Mega Drive, but this is sort ..."
Austin Crown
"Great read this, thanks for posting "
Peej
"A really great read that brought back a lot of happy memories. I ..."
iain.mew
"Thanks! Good to know, and I passed that on to Games That Weren't ..."
Chris
"World Cup Football was published as World Cup Soccer by Macmillan. It ..."