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Category Archives: Reviews

Triad

What can games teach about design?

Posted byMattie BriceAugust 19, 2014August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: anna anthropy, Criticism, Design, Forest Ambassador, leon arnott, liz ryerson, naomi clark, Triad

Benthic Love

What does subversive play look like?

Posted byMattie BriceAugust 15, 2014August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Benthic Love, Design, Forest Ambassador, Mike Joffe

The Stanley Parable Review

spoilers????

Posted byMattie BriceOctober 17, 2013August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Galactic Cafe, The Stanley Parable1 Comment on The Stanley Parable Review

Ghosts

1987. I really like saying that. Nineteen eighty seven. It was the year I was born.

Posted byMattie BriceAugust 17, 2013August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Fullbright, Gone Home

Corpse Party: Book of Shadows Review

Playing is mostly a reading affair, watching scenes between characters and seeing how the stories connect. Corpse Party is also part adventure game, with the player taking control of a character and moving through a ‘board game’ rendition of the school.

Posted byMattie BriceMay 20, 2013August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Corpse Party: Book of Shadows, Team GrisGris

Final Fantasy XIII-2 Review

If the philosophies concerning the criticism of sequels weren’t convoluted enough, the Final Fantasy series makes things even more complicated.

Posted byMattie BriceFebruary 26, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Final Fantasy XIII-2, Square Enix

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Review

Skyrim is a revitalization of Naturalism as its graphic achievements added a new layer to The Elder Scrolls series.

Posted byMattie BriceJanuary 19, 2012August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Bethesda, Skyrim

Girl with a Heart of Review

There is something to how a game describes itself. A “2-D interactive narrative” straddles the ‘is this a game or not?’ fence, encouraging the player (reader? participant?) to develop their ideas about both.

Posted byMattie BriceDecember 6, 2011August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: Bent Spoon Games, Girl with a Heart of

Okabu Review

Let’s get this out of the way: Okabu is freakin’ adorable, no matter what demographic you claim.

Posted byMattie BriceNovember 10, 2011August 31, 2014Posted inReviewsTags: HandCircus, Okabu

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