• Review: Stardew Valley

    Who would think that simulating farming would create such an enjoyable experience? Stardew Valley is a mix-up of the Harvest Moon games of old, Minecraft and Animal Crossing; the best parts of all three form into an excellent experience that can take forty hours away from anyone. The mechanics...
  • Review: Just Cause 3

    Just Cause 3 is the latest instalment in the infamous Just Cause series, which is famous for being the video game equivalent of a bull in a china shop. With heat-seeking grenades. And a parachute. Where the china explodes easily. So it’s quite a lot of fun. I’ve not...
  • Inspiration from unlikely sources: Computer Games and Style

    Fashion and trends have always been dictated by society; Chanel’s masculine and liberating designs during the 1920s – a time of general female empowerment, are just one example that comes to mind. So it should come as no surprise that designers in the 21st century are starting to get...
  • Five Games I Played When I Should Have Been Playing The Witcher 3

    I got The Witcher 3 back in August after a Summer-long love affair with the first two games. It is incredible, wonderfully made, full of things to do and full of beautifully told stories. It is also monstrously large. Intimidatingly so. And when something is that big, and tells...
  • Impact Plays: Fire Emblem Awakening

    With the newest installment of the Fire Emblem series, Fire Emblem Fates, on the horizon it is only appropriate to go back and take a closer look at Fire Emblem Awakening. This is the 2012 hit Simulation Role Playing Game (SRPG) released by Nintendo and developed by Intelligent Systems...
  • Listen to your Conscience: FTL (Faster than Light)

    Whilst working on a review for the latest XCOM release, I was reminded of a game I fall back on when I just want something genuinely ‘nice’ to play. FTL is a game that I absolutely adore, and would be one of my go to recommendations of a game...
  • A Queer Subject: LGBT Diversity in Games

    “I hope that those reading will have a greater understanding why LGBT representation is good for gamers and games, and that it’ll allow more discussion in the future.” As we enter an age where being gay, bi or trans* has become much more acceptable I believe there needs to...