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A Space for the Unbound is out today, and it’s fantastic

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I reviewed this unexpectedly brilliant Indonesian high-school adventure for The Guardian.

Lewis Packwood 19 January 2023 Opinions

From The Armchair: The Rare Luxury of Playing Video Games

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In which I bring exciting news, and wax lyrical about the wonderful Spiritfarer.

Lewis Packwood 15 August 2022 From The Armchair

The never-ending pressure to keep up to date on the latest games

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Too many games, too little time.

Lewis Packwood 21 October 2021 Opinions

E3 expectations: what can we expect from the Big Three?

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What do Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo have in store?

Lewis Packwood 7 June 2021 E3, Opinions

Dorfromantik is the perfect way to unwind

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Dream village simulator.

Lewis Packwood 24 May 2021 Opinions

The cruelly abandoned Star Wars game that’s secretly brilliant

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Pour one out for Squadrons.

Lewis Packwood 4 May 2021 Opinions

Fights in Tight Spaces is like turn-based James Bond

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Ultra slo-mo fighting.

Lewis Packwood 5 March 2021 Opinions

If regular gaming is a ready meal, VR is a fancy date-night dinner

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A wonderful, indulgent niche.

Lewis Packwood 4 March 2021 Opinions

How the $60 open-world RPG perpetuates a narrative of privilege

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Musings on misplaced trust, exploitation and elitist thinking.

Jupiter Hate 2 January 2021 Opinions

Star Wars Squadrons is absolutely phenomenal in VR

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My inner eight-year-old is crying with joy.

Lewis Packwood 29 December 2020 Opinions

Worms Rumble is off the hook

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Holy hand grenade this beta was fun.

James Keen 10 November 2020 Opinions

Oh wait, those new consoles are launching next week, aren’t they?

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It doesn’t feel real.

Lewis Packwood 6 November 2020 Opinions

Super-fast loading times will be the real game changer in the next console generation

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A chance to squeeze gaming time into the smallest of gaps.

Lewis Packwood 9 October 2020 Opinions

Cloud Gardens! What a balm for the soul!

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A growing sense of contentment.

Lewis Packwood 23 September 2020 Opinions

Xbox Series S is an astonishing deal

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At £249/$299, Microsoft’s console will give Sony something to worry about.

Lewis Packwood 8 September 2020 Opinions

Super Mario 3D All-Stars is a limited release? What cynical nonsense

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Goodwill down the drain.

Lewis Packwood 6 September 2020 Opinions

Damn, Super Mario Bros. 3 is hard

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Was it always this difficult?

Lewis Packwood 22 August 2020 Opinions

Where’s Lego Luigi? A theory

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I suspect we’ll be seeing Mario’s brother in electronic form soon.

Lewis Packwood 5 August 2020 Opinions

Lego Super Mario is pretty weird, and I’m not sure what to make of it

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It’s-a-me, a hybrid toy!

Lewis Packwood 5 August 2020 Features, Opinions

Embracing ambiguity in narrative design: how games can tell stories better

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A quest about saving the world is no longer interesting to me.

Jupiter Hate 5 July 2020 Opinions

Do you still buy physical games?

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I’m almost entirely digital these days. And it seems like physical games don’t have long for this world.

Lewis Packwood 23 June 2020 Opinions

Hardspace: Shipbreaker is unique and utterly brilliant

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Who knew that taking spaceships apart could be so fun?

Lewis Packwood 20 June 2020 Opinions

Indie highlights of Not-E3 2020

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A look at the best indie games from the many online video showcases so far.

Lewis Packwood 20 June 2020 Opinions

A few thoughts on the PS5 reveal

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All hail the wonky sandwich.

Lewis Packwood 12 June 2020 Opinions

Shadow of the Tomb Raider is my comfort game right now

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It’s like a gaming hug.

Lewis Packwood 13 May 2020 Opinions

From The Armchair: 2019 Has Defeated Me

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I give up. There are too many games. Who has time for all this?

Lewis Packwood 12 December 2019 From The Armchair

Help! I don’t know what I’m doing!

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Outer Wilds and Graveyard Keeper excel at confusion.

Lewis Packwood 26 October 2019 Opinions

My first impressions of The Sinking City on Switch aren’t great

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Wonky combat, crappy frame rates, dull environments. This… is not good.

Lewis Packwood 23 September 2019 Opinions

Control is stunning, but it judders along like nobody’s business on a base PS4

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This game is amazing – but I really wish I had the PC version instead.

Lewis Packwood 10 September 2019 Opinions

My surprising love affair with sniping

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I cant stop playing Sniper Elite 4.

Lewis Packwood 17 August 2019 Opinions

It’s too hot for VR

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One of many excuses I have used to avoid donning the helmet of dreams.

Lewis Packwood 7 August 2019 Opinions

Why are people kicking off about microtransactions in Wolfenstein: Youngblood?

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Hot fuss.

Lewis Packwood 4 August 2019 Opinions

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