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Month: March 2014

  • Towerfall: Ascension

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    OK, so I only have one PS4 controller – for my second one, I want the blue version, which is currently out-of-stock – so I haven’t been able to play this against someone else, like you’re supposed to, but I’m still having a blast with it. That’s because the game now includes a “Quest” mode…

  • Luftrausers

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    A dogfighting game with minimal 8-bit graphics didn’t sound like something I’d be really into playing, but it’s gotten to a point where I’ll buy anything by Vlambeer on day 1, and so that’s what I did with this. I got the Vita/PS3 (cross-play) version, and so far have only played on Vita, which is…

  • The Wolf of Wall Street

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    Well, no matter which way you fall on this movie, you gotta admit it’s pretty entertaining. It’s 3 hours long but I felt it fly by, with pretty great performances by everyone involved – especially Jonah Hill. Yes, these people are all despicable, but it sure is a fun ride to see them reach their…

  • Ground Control to Major Tom

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    We’re going to make a game. Following the launch of the PressPause site the other day and the call-out to see who would be interested in taking part in the workshop, I’ve been very happy to see such an enthusiastic response — more than I was expecting, to be honest — and so we are…

  • Super League Football

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    The other Zen Pinball 2 table I’ve been playing is the Super League Football one. It’s interesting in that you choose the team you like, and get a table that is themed after that team. Not being a football fan at all though, I had no idea which one to get, and thankfully the developer…

  • Doctor Strange

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    Zen Pinball 2 continues to be one of my most played games on PS4, and I was happy to get two new tables recently. First up is the Doctor Strange one, and although I thought it looked a bit plain when I first saw it, I am now digging the sort of psychedelic colors, and…

  • The Cave

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    I’m not quite sure why I hadn’t played this yet – I did get it when it first came out (on PS3), but for some reason hadn’t played much. Watching all of the Amnesia Fortnight videos put me in a mood to play it again, and I’ve been having such a good time with it.…

  • Beyond: Two Souls

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    This was a game from last year I really wanted to play – I did love Heavy Rain – and I’ve finally gotten around to playing it. I must say, it beats Heavy Rain on every level. The story is engaging – and despite the criticism I read, I quite like the fact that it…

  • Amnesia Fortnight 2014

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    Bar none, this is my favorite reality series. If you’re new to this, every year (or close to it) game studio Double Fine organizes an internal 2-week game jam, with 4-5 game prototypes getting made, and a lot of these games end up become full projects within the studio. The last 2 editions have been…

  • The After

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    Since I’ve always been a fan of Chris Carter’s shows (X-Files of course, but even the Lone Gunmen spinoff, and Millennium too) I was really curious to check this out. It’s one of the pilots that Amazon released recently, and I have no idea how they decide whether to order a full season or not,…