Boundless is a pretty cool looking Minecraft style MMOG. And frankly I’m never going to have the time to play it.
Tag: PC
Review: Phantom Doctrine (PC)
Set in the Cold War, this XCOM-a-like strategy game spins a complicated, sometimes bewildering web of espionage, intrigue and layers of game systems.
I did my first article for PC Gamer!
My preview feature on Night Call is in issue 322 – and I’m very excited to see my words in print.
Review: Unforeseen Incidents (PC)
Funny, clever and utterly gorgeous, Unforeseen Incidents has quickly risen to become my favourite ever point and click adventure.
The full story of the one-letter bug that broke the AI in Aliens: Colonial Marines
I spoke to the modder who discovered this tiny, catastrophic bug in Aliens: Colonial Marines as part of his three-year overhaul of the game.
Review: Lake Ridden (PC)
An intriguing, narrative-driven puzzler, Lake Ridden harks back to the heyday of Myst as protagonist Marie searches for her lost sister.
Review: Frostpunk (PC)
As temperatures plummet in the middle of the Victorian age, you’ll need a heart of ice to decide who lives and who dies.
Disco Elysium is quite fantastically ambitious
It’s Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas: The Video Game, but without the bats. Disco Elysium is shaping up to be a cracking isometric RPG with superb dialogue.
My Thrones of Britannia review for PCGamesN
The latest in the Total War line is a wonderful retelling of the story of Alfred the Great. Although if you’re feeling unpatriotic, you can smite Britons by playing the Vikings as well.
There’s now a video game version of the board game Terraforming Mars – and I played it
Terraforming Mars is coming to a PC near you in 2018, with all of its shonky public-domain artwork intact. Depending on your perspective, this is either a very good thing or a very bad thing.
State of Mind is a slick-looking low-poly thriller
State of Mind is a promising techno-thriller from point and click experts Daedalic Entertainment, with a distinctive low-poly look.
When coding goes wrong – amusing bug tales
Skating horses in Second Life, an unstoppable virus in World of Warcraft and the one-letter mistake that stuffed the AI in Aliens: Colonial Marines – I sought out some funny bug stories for a feature in PCGamesN.
Review: Subnautica (PC)
A beautiful aquatic adventure freshly released from Early Access – and all the better for years of improvements.
UPDATED: An epic Elite Dangerous rescue beyond the edge of the galaxy
The Fuel Rats are trying to rescue a player who has been stranded where no human has gone before. And it’s all because of mugs.
Review: Grim Dawn (PC)
Grim Dawn or Grim YAWN?
Review: A Robot Named Fight (PC)
Super Metroid and a roguelike had a secret love child and just left it on your porch
Review: Cuphead (PC)
Definitely the best arthritis/ulcer simulator I’ve ever played.
I met the people who study the Thargoids in Elite: Dangerous
The Thargoids popped up recently in Elite: Dangerous, and I talked to a group that’s working out what they want and where they came from. It involves everything from barnacles to genocide, with a bit of torture thrown in for good measure.
Review: Bonbon (PC)
Halloween is upon us, and Bonbon is the perfect game to get you in the mood. A toddler, a 1980s house and a giant monster – what could possibly go wrong?
Retro Review: Return to Zork (DOS)
Return to Zork was a sequel to the semi-popular series of text adventures in the 80’s, simply titled Zork. It was the first game … More