Tag Archives: Video Games

The Room Two: It’s A Kind Of Magic

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Lisa

I’ve been playing a few cheap/nearly free ‘adventure’ games on the Android lately.  These are of the ‘get item/use item in appropriate location’ style adventures.  Ever since the early days of these things (even before they became graphical and were … Continue reading →

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Grand Theft Auto V – Is This The End?

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Lisa

Grand Theft Auto V (GTAV) is in a strange place for me.  I’ve put a lot of hours into the game – mostly playing around in the sandbox and doing a few side missions.  I suspect I’ve spent maybe 5% … Continue reading →

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Thief: More Whining

Posted on March 26, 2014 by Lisa

The more I play Thief, the more fun I’m having, and the more that some of the issues annoy me.  How these can both be true at the same time I have no idea, but that’s humans for you.

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The Room Two – Again

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Lisa

The Room Two is (TR2) finally out on Android, and of course this entry would have been more timely if I’d written about it way back then. I’ve been waiting for this impatiently since they announced it.  I really enjoyed The … Continue reading →

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Thief (2014)

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Lisa

I’ve possibly mentioned it before, but Thief is one of favourite games.  I played it to death before I even had a graphics card that could render it at more than 320 by 200 pixels.  Thief 2: The Metal Age (T2) … Continue reading →

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The Graveyard

Posted on January 14, 2014 by Lisa

Tale-of-Tales (ToT) is a company that often releases things that might be called games only if your definition is broad enough.  In most cases they’re more about using the digital world to explore ideas or concepts – making them more like … Continue reading →

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The Room Two

Posted on December 16, 2013 by Lisa

When it comes to game releases on the two big ‘Desktop PC’ operating systems, Windows and Mac, the poor Mac users are often left waiting  – perhaps forever – for their own versions. In the mobile world, the situation is … Continue reading →

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iFruit Hits Android

Posted on December 2, 2013 by Lisa

This is more than a little after the fact, but it’s even more true than before. It wasn’t worth the wait.

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The Stanley Parable

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Lisa

I’m not sure I can say anything different to anyone else who’s been raving about this game.  However, I want to rave about it, so I will. The first thing that anyone talking about this game has to contend with … Continue reading →

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Brothers: A Tale Of Two Sons

Posted on September 18, 2013 by Lisa

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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