Eigotaku design.

DISCLAIMER- the legend of Zelda, Breath of the Wild is a gigantic game, and while my amount of play time might not justify a ‘proper’ review, I have a decent idea and feelof its world, mechanics and gameplay. While there are mild spoilers about situations I’ve  encountered, there are no mentions of specific tasks, characters…

Walk the line.Inside is last years sequel/ spiritual successor to 2010s creepy indie darling title ‘Limbo’, made my Danish indie developer Playdead. It’s the natural evolution of both their aesthetic style and gameplay mechanics, while never becoming stale, derivative or predictable. It expands on many elements that made Limbo such a success and, in short,…

Master of the dark arts. Somehow, among the heaviest of heavy hitters released in 2010, indie game developers were building on the mainstream gaming media attention that Jonathan Blow’s Braid had started two years previously. smaller, more intimate projects from individuals and very small teams became more and more recognized creatively and commercially, peaking with…

Stepping up to the plate- the home runs, strike outs and everything in between to expect from the Nintendo Switch event.  Shigeru Miyamoto infamously once said ‘ A delayed game is eventually good, but a rushed game is forever bad’.  After his most recent console offering – the journey of the serviceable but awkward and…

Since its inception in 2004, telltale games reputation has mirrored Gotham DA Harvey Dents infamous coin- excellent narratives with deep characters, scarred by rudimentary technical issues which, at best distract, and at worst infuriate. While more violent, cerebral and complex franchises such as the Walking Dead and Game of Thrones have been given the treatment,…

From the encyclopedic and antiquated illustrations of various mystical beasts during the opening credits, it’s clear that The Last Guardian exists in a world of its own. During the 11 years since the release of Team ICO’s masterpiece Shadow Of the Colossus, Fumito Udea’s vision has been realized, tinkered with, refined and altered as only…