I wasn’t quite sure what I was in for when I got a cinema ticket to Christian Rivers, Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens and Peter Jackson’s action/adventure/fantasy movie “Mortal Engines”. You see, I have never read any of the “Mortal Engines” books before (the “Mortal Engines” novels are written by Philip ... Read more
HomeBearStudio’s “Nairi: Tower of Shirin” is a point and click/visual novel with anthropomorphized animals and an interesting social commentary, all of which is very nicely animated by Studio Ghibli. So, with that said, what’s the story of “Nairi” then? (so you might wonder). Well, when Nairi’s parents are taken ... Read more
OhNoo Studio and Smile’s “Tsioque” is a point and click adventure game, much in the mould of “Broken Sword“, although with a darker comedic twist (your enemies have many ways of dying – quite a few of them are very funny, and it’s not always through your efforts). As for the game’s story, it starts off like this:... Read more
In my PC preview of “Iris.Fall“, I pointed out that “Iris.Fall” had as much potential as it had problems. When I started the full game, I was unsure which would win out. However, After a dense but brief four hours, I feel that “Iris.Fall” outshines its dark edges. Iris.Fall’s mysterious story unfolds as chapters ... Read more
“Niffelheim” is a side-scroller game in the vein of “Barbarian”, “Ghosts & Ghouls” or “GODS”. Your quest is to fight your way to Valhalla, after being waylaid to “Niffelheim”, whilst defeating enemies on the way, and constructing buildings, building farms and going on quests. Bef... Read more
