The Muv – Luv visual novel is easily one of the most fascinating and fun games of this type that we have yet come across. Depending on your choices, your journey can be short and terrible or long and fulfilling in this quirky blend of anime and sci-fi, with a touch of romance tossed in for good measure.
Phantaruk is the first attempt at a horror game from indie developer Polyslash. While it provides an interesting setting and backstory, this freshman outing is likely too flawed to gain widespread success in the increasingly crowded horror genre.
This is the Police puts you in the shoes of a retiring police chief who needs to raise half a million dollars, by any means necessary, before his last day on the job. How you go about that is up to you, and the corruption-plagued city of Freeburg will offer you plenty of opportunities in this dark adventure game.
This week out Time Waster is has his head in the clouds with a browser-based game called Cloudia that tests his platforming skills without jumping.
Kyoto Colorful Days is an amazing anime-themed game where all the characters speak with the Kyoto dialect. It even teaches players both the Kyoto and Tokyo dialects. It’s a great way of learing about new culture while also experiencing a really good story.
Presented as an episodic gangster-era adventure, Blues and Bullets is an interesting take on detective-style gaming, with a gritty art and voice-work style to compliment the story. Get ready for a film noir type experience and a gritty story punctuated with lead.
Billy’s Time Waster this week had him tackling Shadow Arts, a hack-n-slash type of game with some turn-based RPG elements thrown in.
Normally when you don’t like the ending to a story there isn’t much you can do about it. Stories: The Path of Destinies however, encourages you to rewrite the book until you get it right in this genuinely entertaining fairy tale about a fox who doesn’t want to know the odds.
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End may be flawed, but its moments of brilliance far outshine those niggles. This is a series that’s going out, when it’s still at the top of its game.
It’s a rare thing, but occasionally an adventure game comes along with the exact right mix of immersive environment, brilliant writing and well-constructed puzzles. Nelly Cootalot: The Fowl Fleet is one such game. Come along as we dive into this fun pirate-themed romp, with voice acting from Tom Baker.
