Yoku’s Island Express! Tomb Raider! Inside! Firewatch! Batman: Enemy Within! And more! I certainly got through a lot of games this Christmas.
Category: From The Armchair
From The Armchair: I Know What I Like… And I Know Which Games I’ll Never Enjoy
One thing that helps to thin out the backlog is sticking to just the genres you enjoy.
From The Armchair: The Games of 2018 that Got Away
2018 was an amazing year for games, but there’s only so much time to play them all. Here are the ones I wish I’d had a chance to try.
From The Armchair: Welcome To The World Of VR
PlayStation VR has entered The Manor, and it’s flippin’ amazing.
From The Armchair: It Gets Better After The First 15 Hours
Sunless Sea and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey could do with picking up the pace a bit – we don’t all have endless time to kill.
From The Armchair: Metroidvania Marathon
I’ve spent most of my life wishing there were more games like Super Metroid, and now there’s a ton of them. Bring it on.
From The Armchair: Bye Bye Baron
‘Tis a sad day, for Baron Richenbaum Fotchenstein is leaving us. Which begs the question, who on earth is going to review all the scary games now he’s gone?
From The Armchair: 2017 Achievements Unlocked!
As the dying embers of 2017 fall into the grate and 2018 roars into life, now is a good time to reflect on the achievements of the past year.
From The Armchair: Missing Out
What ho, chums! Well, I’ve had a bit of disappointment this week. I’ve got a press pass for EGX 2017, … More
From The Armchair: Accidental JRPG July
I only just found out about JRPG July, and it turns out I’m already participating in it – quite by … More
The unheard message of The Witness
Today I’m going to talk to you about The Witness again. I spoke very briefly about it once before, but … More
From The Armchair: Stealth, How I Hate Thee
What ho, chums! I’ve been thinking of giving my Xbox 360 the old heave ho for a while now. But … More
From The Armchair: Fire Emblem FTW
What ho, chums! First of all, a big thanks to everyone who has contacted me about writing for A Most … More
From The Armchair: Old Man Lucius
What ho, chums! Friends, I’m growing old. As I near the end of my fourth decade on this planet, my … More
From The Armchair: The No Man’s Sky Plateau
What ho, chums! I’ve finally reached what I suppose is the No Man’s Sky plateau: I’ve maxed out the slots … More
From The Armchair: Getting Mobile
One consequence of getting sucked in by Pokemon Go is that I’ve ‘rediscovered’ mobile gaming, to an extent – just … More
From The Armchair: Twin Peaks Revisited
What ho, chums! This week I was excited to read about the new game Virginia – or rather to read … More
From The Armchair: Breezing Through The Backlog
The traditional ‘summer games drought’ comes as something of a relief for those, like I, who are imbued with a … More
From The Armchair: Platformer Purge
After realising the other week that actually I don’t really like 2D platformers very much, no matter their illustrious provenance, … More
From The Armchair: Batman Revisited
As I said a while back, I’ve been getting back into Batman recently. I’ve read a few more Batbooks since … More