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  • The Witness – Drawing Conclusions

    The Witness – Drawing Conclusions

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    2016 has been rad so far, right? With Pony Island, Oxenfree, and now, serious Wow This Is Already Game of the Year Material, The Witness, we’ve been doing pretty well for ourselves.

    I’ve had the game for less than a week, but I’m pretty comfortable in calling The Witness a puzzle classic along the lines of Braid, Fez, Antichamber, and Portal. It’s really that great, and I’ve barely seen a quarter of it. Though it feels similar to those games, The Witness never seems like it’s aping any one of them, and surprisingly feels like the Brand New Thing I always hoped it could be. The puzzles expand in ways that are at once brilliant and natural, and I kind of wish I was just playing more of it right now to see what they could possibly surprise me with next. (more…)

  • Pony Island – My Little Phony

    Pony Island – My Little Phony

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    Pony Island is a game that you’ll want to play or watch for yourself before you see too much about it. Even if you’re not typically spoiler averse, this really is a thing you’ll want to see unfold for yourself. It’s a game about faking you out at every turn, and tricking you into seeing limitations where they don’t exist. Did you like Frog Fractions? Alright, I’ve already said too much.

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  • Game of the Year 2016: #07-#01 – That Was Taking Too Long

    Game of the Year 2016: #07-#01 – That Was Taking Too Long

    That was really going slowly wasn’t it? Something something kill your darlings. I really like doing the individual posts, but sometimes real life impedes the progress, and I’m really just ready to start writing about things from this year now. So…let’s speed this up a bit.

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  • Game of the Year 2015: #9 – The Beginner’s Guide

    Game of the Year 2015: #9 – The Beginner’s Guide

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    This year, even more so than others, I’ve valued novelty. I get tired of seeing the same things, shooting the same guns, casting the same magic spells cast at the same goblins. Like many of my favorite games of 2015, I’ve never seen anything quite like The Beginner’s Guide. Part autobiography, part short-fiction story, Davey Wreden’s follow-up to The Stanley Parable shows that he’s not ready to rest on his laurels.

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  • Game of the Year 2015: #10 – Her Story

    Game of the Year 2015: #10 – Her Story

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    Her Story manages to be something wholly original and incredibly accessible all at once. No, nobody’s ever made a game quite like this, but almost anyone can pick it up and understand it within minutes…and be totally hooked.

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  • Crowtel is Good Enough to Deserve That Wonderful Pun

    Crowtel is Good Enough to Deserve That Wonderful Pun

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    You’re a crow who runs a hotel. Get it?

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    Nah…just kidding. There’s quite a bit to say about this cute little thing.

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