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A Jaunt Into The Future Part 1: A Most Peculiar Inheritance 

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Our story begins with Lucius P. Merriweather making a most bizarre discovery in The Manor.

Lewis Packwood 15 October 2017 A Jaunt Into The Future, Uncategorized

From The Armchair: Missing Out

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What ho, chums! Well, I’ve had a bit of disappointment this week. I’ve got a press pass for […]

Lewis Packwood 22 September 2017 From The Armchair, Opinions, Uncategorized

Two racing games and a rotary engine

I find that the start of any Civilization game is always the most exciting. It’s the excitement of […]

___ 15 October 2015 Uncategorized

On deaf ears: how smart visual design can make games more hearing-impaired accessible

Video game designers have taught us, through intricately designed HUDs throwing all manner of information at the player […]

___ 8 May 2015 Uncategorized

The Bright side of the Moon – the upside to the Game Boy’s monochromatic screen

It doesn’t take long to get me ranting and raving about how bloody fantastic the film Moon is. […]

___ 6 March 2015 Uncategorized

On Far Cry 4: How the plight of Kyrat’s people taught me the importance of protection of religious freedom

The following may contain mild spoilers of Far Cry 4’s plot.  For the hypersensitive, consider yourself warned. I […]

___ 23 February 2015 Opinions, Uncategorized

The Secret Society of the Starship Titanic

My article on the Starship Titanic employee forum has just gone live on Kotaku UK: http://www.kotaku.co.uk/2015/01/23/secret-douglas-adams-rpg-people-playing-15-years. This was […]

Lewis Packwood 24 January 2015 Uncategorized

Crimson Shroud is Veil-ey Good

Crimson Shroud snuck out for release on the Nintendo eShop around Christmas 2012, and it quickly became one […]

Lewis Packwood 24 January 2014 Uncategorized

Trine 2: Calamitous Cooperation

Trine 2: Director’s Cut was an impulse purchase on the weekend I received my Wii U, and it […]

Lewis Packwood 15 January 2014 Uncategorized

Hanging out in the apocalypse with Joel and Ellie

When we created our rundown of the best games of the generation a couple of months back, I […]

Lewis Packwood 8 January 2014 Uncategorized

Haring around Hotel Dusk

Hotel Dusk: Room 215 is a brilliant example of that most niche of genres, the visual novel. It’s […]

Lewis Packwood 10 December 2013 Uncategorized

The Last Story: A Fitting Swansong for the Wii

Last week we said farewell to the Wii with a list of our top ten games on the […]

Lewis Packwood 3 November 2013 Uncategorized

The madness of Killer 7 will knock you dead

Killer 7 (Gamecube) – “At the very least you will appreciate the game’s style”.  That’s what I told […]

___ 24 June 2013 Uncategorized

Metropolismania: the first social networking game

So Sim City wasn’t all it was cracked up to be.  I feel so sorry for all those […]

___ 30 May 2013 Uncategorized

I Can’t Believe They Made: A Task for Blockers and Bombers

For me Lemmings is video games.  Put a picture of a little man with flowing green hair and […]

___ 20 May 2013 Uncategorized

Mass Effect: Great Story, Bit Broken

I caught up with the rest of the gaming world this week by finally, finally finishing Mass Effect. […]

Lewis Packwood 3 May 2013 Uncategorized

There is more than one way to kill a Dirk the Daring

Dragon’s Lair is kind of retarded.  Not retarded as in ‘that Downton Abbey show is retarded how good […]

___ 26 March 2013 Uncategorized

Good Morning my name is Agro and welcome to my video game.

I have always thought that Australia is a net importer of culture.  We get what I feel like […]

___ 24 March 2013 Uncategorized

I can’t believe they made: Sim City 2000

Sim City never gets old.  Prior to the disastrous launch of the latest entry in the city-building simulator Maxis […]

___ 10 March 2013 Uncategorized

Zack and Wiki: Brilliant But Flawed

Zack and Wiki is a wonderful, funny, charming and compelling video game that’s hamstrung by a couple of […]

Lewis Packwood 1 February 2013 Uncategorized

Phoenix Wright 3 wraps things up nicely

There really is very little to the Phoenix Wright games, but I can’t get enough of them. In […]

Lewis Packwood 22 January 2013 Uncategorized

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D is not bus-friendly

I’ve finally given up on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. I’m 11 hours in and […]

Lewis Packwood 17 January 2013 Uncategorized

Dishonored is just the shot in the arm the gaming scene needs

It’s January, the weather’s horrible outside and no-one has any money – in other words it’s the perfect […]

Lewis Packwood 16 January 2013 Uncategorized

I can’t believe they: Vigilante 8

…ported Vigilante 8 to the Gameboy Color That’s right.  The rather excellent car combat game (that is secretly […]

___ 11 January 2013 Uncategorized

Dead Space 2 Made Me Turn On All The Lights In The House

Dead Space 2 is easily one of the scariest games I’ve ever played, possibly only surpassed by the […]

Lewis Packwood 9 January 2013 Uncategorized

I Love The Smell of Narrative In The Morning

I’m not a big fan of first person shooters set in real-world conflicts. I played through the first […]

Lewis Packwood 6 November 2012 Uncategorized

XCOM? Game Of The Year, I Reckon

Here’s a revelation for you: I actually bought XCOM: Enemy Unknown on the day it came out. I […]

Lewis Packwood 24 October 2012 Uncategorized

Vanquish is a Veritable Feast for the Senses

I finished Vanquish at the weekend – boy what a game. It’s the kind of game that’s so […]

Lewis Packwood 17 October 2012 Uncategorized

Please someone make a film of Batman: Arkham City

I watched The Dark Knight Rises recently and came away with a vague feeling of disappointment. It just […]

Lewis Packwood 10 September 2012 Uncategorized

Murder as an Artform – Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood

It’s been just over a year since my inaugural review on A Most Agreeable Pastime, in which I […]

Lewis Packwood 15 August 2012 Uncategorized

Pottering Around With Professor Layton

True to form, I’ve arrived at this particular gaming party long after the other guests have left. Five […]

Lewis Packwood 6 August 2012 Uncategorized

The Joy of Super Mario 3D Land

I found myself a little apathetic towards Super Mario 3D Land when I first heard about it. Let’s […]

Lewis Packwood 15 June 2012 Uncategorized

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