December2020
Review Wingspan - A Fun And Compulsive Card Game
For the birds, or really falcon good?
Birdwatching used to be the domain of the socially ostracised. One of the go-to spod hobbies, along with trainspotting and, well, Warhammer. But now the tides have changed. The spods have the power. Former social pariahs are now cultural arbiters. Being into comics is cool, now. In this world gone topsy-turvy,...
February2019
Review Thea: The Awakening - A Flawed World-Builder Which Tries To Do Too Many Things At Once
Diet Civ
Games developers love a bit of survivalism. We’ve helped solo protagonists endure dangerous asylums. We’ve guided grizzled duos through zombie apocalypses. We’ve even kept entire households alive in more pedestrian fashion. But Thea: The Awakening takes a very different approach to the whole concept, casting you as a god who must...
May2018
Review Die for Valhalla! (Switch eShop)
I live. I die. I live again
In 1991, Jaleco published Avenging Spirit for arcades and one year later for the humble Game Boy. What set this cute platformer apart from the rest of the bunch was the ability to possess enemies, thus offering up a varied roster of characters with different abilities to navigate each level. So it's a pleasant surprise to...
