Know When To Fold ‘Em HIGH The ending of the second act. LOW The final boss. WTF Getting decimated by a Roomba was not on my 2024 bingo card. The puzzle-platformer genre is a crowded one. Long the haven of indie developers and home to many luminaries, it takes a […]
HIGH Great integration of 3D cinematography in a 2D game.
LOW A horrendous final section.
WTF The Dutch translation is horrible.
HIGH The struggle felt through gameplay and aesthetics.
LOW The literal difficulty spikes.
WTF Balancing on corpses… yikes.
HIGH One of this gen’s best indies, now on the go.
LOW Nothing new here for returning players.
WTF The ending is still one of the wildest moments in all of gaming.
HIGH The furnace room is a hub, and it was satisfying to repeatedly return to it.
LOW This time around, the “Inside-lite” label is earned.
WTF Interacting with the Nomes is the core mechanic — the AI should work better than it does.
Over the last week or two (or three?) I’ve had a dozen unfinished conversations on Twitter and just as many ideas for articles and blog posts stemming from them, but it’s hard to find the time and energy to do justice to it all. Given the circumstances, I thought collecting all my half-written notes and reminders to get back to so-and-so in one place would kill all my various birds with one rock.
So, In no particular order, let’s finish these chats…
A black Mary Jane? Apparently actress Zendaya has been cast as Mary Jane Watson in the upcoming Spider-man film, and you know what? That’s awesome.
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Themes from Playdead’s Inside and Limbo are mentioned below, and may be considered spoilers.
I recommend playing both games entirely before reading.