Tag Archives: PC Games

Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons

In my search for more story games, Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons (Brothers, from here on in) came up.  I installed it, and started it up without any real idea of what I was going to see. The first … Continue reading

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Gone Home

After playing Dear Esther and To The Moon, I have been on the lookout for other good ‘story games’ – that is, games that primarily tell a story through the videogame medium.  Some people don’t class these as games, given … Continue reading

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1 … 2 … 3 … KICK IT! (Drop That Beat Like An Ugly Baby)

1 … 2 … 3 … KICK … oh to hell with it – I’m just going to call this Ugly Baby.  Ugly Baby is, as you might guess from the name, a game that has something to do with … Continue reading

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Dreamfall: The Longest Journey

Dreamfall: The Longest Journey (DTLJ) is a sequel to The Longest Journey (TLJ).  They’ve moved away from the old point and click style adventure towards a third-person 3D style world.  Having just come from playing TLJ this was a bit … Continue reading

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DLC Quest

This satirical game answers the question: what happens when DLC (DownLoadable Content) goes too far?

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The Longest Journey

I heard about a Kickstarter for some game called Dreamfall Chapters. This led me to finding out about Dreamfall: The Longest Journey , a sequel to – as I found out – The Longest Journey – released around 2000.  I then … Continue reading

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Dear Esther – P.S.

So let’s just acknowledge up front that I’m going to be changing from describing this as a game, to describing as a story in the blink of a punctuation mark.  That way you can start confused and not have to … Continue reading

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To The Moon

After playing Dear Esther, I wasn’t really expecting to find a similar game so soon, and certainly not by accident. Not that Dear Esther and To The Moon (TTM) are the same type of game.  Dear Esther is a slow … Continue reading

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Dear Esther

Apparently Dear Esther has caused a bit of controversy.  This isn’t because it’s full of horrible violence or explicit sex, but because some don’t feel it qualifies as a game. I’m not going to delve into that particular argument.  I … Continue reading

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