Tag: life
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Mixtape: Just Vibes in Blue Moon Lagoon
The Steam sale is slowly coming to a close, and there are so many great deals that you can still snag until July 9. Today, however, we wanted to briefly touch upon a relatively new, critically acclaimed game that doesn’t have a big discount but offers a massive, memorable trip down memory lane. Leaving your…
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Schrödinger’s Call Turned 21 Nanoseconds into a Masterpiece
End-of-the-world scenarios lean heavily into cinematic destruction. Kyoto-based indie trio Acrobatic Chirimenjako took the exact opposite approach with their debut, Schrödinger’s Call. When we reviewed the game—awarding it a perfect score—we noted how it shattered our expectations by confining the apocalypse to a microscopic sliver of time: the absolute final moments before the moon crashes…
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Schrödinger’s Call is a 21-Nanosecond Heartbreak
Whenever the apocalypse is presented in a game, it is usually a loud explosion or a series of loud explosions. Dramatic effect and all that, we totally get it. But, do you know what’s louder than that? A ringing phone you don’t want to answer. Review written by: Martin Jovanchevski When the wonderful people at…
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #8: Chaotic Wedding Vows
Ah, weddings—who doesn’t love them? Speaking of which, remember the good old days when we used to just throw a wedding arch in the backyard, click a button, and get it over with? That was all the excitement we needed in The Sims. But as things grow and evolve, simple is no longer enough. My…
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Sunday Sims Spotlight #7: Stressful Daycare
We used to just ignore kids. In The Sims 4 as well. That gameplay loop was never our thing, especially the whole process of feeding them, sending them to school, and waiting for them to age up. The Parenthood pack is a piece of content that gave us a reason to actually pay attention. It…
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Fishbowl Gets Real About Working From Home
You know how most games make you a superhero? Fishbowl just asks you to survive a Tuesday. You’re 21. You live alone. Your grandma just passed away, and your boss still wants you to finish editing videos. It’s rough. Fishbowl is basically about dealing with grief while trying to pay rent. You hang out in…
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How Techland is Taming ‘The Beast’ in Dying Light
It has been a decade since players first parkoured through the zombie-infested streets of Harran. Now, Techland is bringing their iconic protagonist, Kyle Crane, back in Dying Light: The Beast, a standalone adventure that promises to push the boundaries of the series’ established survival horror mechanics. Moving away from the sprawling, agile cityscapes of Dying…
