Clutch hands with us and weep: The Last Guardian returns
Cast aside your cynicism, O internet.
Cast aside your cynicism, O internet.
Sign up to receive each week’s Playlist e-mail here! Also check out our full, interactive Playlist section. LIFE IS STRANGE (PC, PlayStation, Xbox) BY DONTNOD Entertainment Life is Strange has wavered throughout its past three episodes, the boldness of its rewind mechanic not always enough to outweigh the cringe-worthiness of its dialogue. Until now, this episodic narrative game seemed only to shine in spite of itself—though when it did, it was like a beam of light showing a new path for choice-based gaming. With the third episode, “Chaos Theory,” Life is Strange secures its place as an important (if imperfect) entry into the conversation between…
“We got this new game,” he said in biology class, “where you just get to wander around and skate.”
A return to the twisted world of Soul Reaver.
Pure black.
Where most games encourage play with open worlds, Boku no Natsuyasumi promotes it through careful structure.
On the strange power of unremarkable games.
Revisiting the cringiest Final Fantasy.
The Dual Shock controller has only been refined, not improved.