Minute of Islands preview: a hero’s journey
by Alan Wen | Feb 04, 2020 | Gaming, Previews
Director Anjin Anhut speaks to us about the pressures of playing a hero in Minute of Islands
Posts by: Alan Wen
Touch Type Tale preview - touching (also: typing)
by Alan Wen | Jan 22, 2020 | Gaming, Previews
Combining strategy with nimble fingers with a tale of keyboard warriors
Survival tactics: Evolving the battle royale
by Alan Wen | Dec 11, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
From humble modding roots to global phenomenon, we meet the studios finding ways to change the battle royale
Eternal Cylinder preview
by Alan Wen | Nov 11, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
ACE Team gets weird once again with The Eternal Cylinder
Cris Tales: a time-warping JRPG homage
by Alan Wen | Oct 28, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Dreams Uncorporated take us inside their love letter to Japanese RPGs
Sayonara Wild Hearts review | Exquisite
by Alan Wen | Oct 25, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Here’s why you should definitely be playing Simogo’s rhythm-action game
Control review | Leaving Alan in its Wake?
by Alan Wen | Oct 14, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Remedy's latest third-person action game provides just the right kind of insane
Shenmue III preview - I SEE
by Alan Wen | Oct 11, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Checking in on Yu Suzuki’s Dreamcast time capsule
Oninaki review: a matter of life and death
by Alan Wen | Oct 03, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Death looms large in the latest melancholy outing from Tokyo RPG Factory
Fire Emblem: Three Houses review | Switching it up
by Alan Wen | Sep 16, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Romance of the Three Houses
Telling Lies preview – is Her Story true?
by Alan Wen | Aug 05, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Lizi Attwood tells us her story of working on Sam Barlow’s ambitious non-linear FMV thriller
Cyber Shadow: looking ahead to a NES-inspired ninja game
by Alan Wen | May 29, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Not just another NES-style ninja platformer – developer Aarne Hunziker talks to us about Cyber Shadow
Katana Zero review - from zero to anti-hero
by Alan Wen | May 21, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Time-bending ninja action channels cool cuts and cooler slices.
American Fugitive: escaping prison in classic GTA style
by Alan Wen | May 16, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
How Fallen Tree Games’ prison escape sandbox accidentally became an homage to classic GTA
Making modern games with retro constraints
by Alan Wen | Apr 30, 2019 | Feature, Gaming
Pixel art is more popular than ever, but is our nostalgia only skin deep? What does it really mean to make an 8-bit or 16-bit game today?
Judgment preview: Yakuza spin-off speaks our language
by Alan Wen | Apr 15, 2019 | Gaming, Previews
Japan-set Judgment gets English dubbing, and we have no objections
Devil May Cry 5 review | Hack, slash, enjoy
by Alan Wen | Apr 05, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Capcom’s venerable hack-and-slash stays airborne
The Hong Kong Massacre review | John Woe
by Alan Wen | Mar 12, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
The Hotline Miami comparisons fall flat in this uninspired romp.
A Fisherman's Tale review - the one that got away
by Alan Wen | Feb 27, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A mind-bending story inside your VR headset
Pikuniku Nintendo Switch review | A joyous puzzle-adventure
by Alan Wen | Feb 19, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Joyfully sticking, rolling and kicking it to the man in the charming Pikuniku
YIIK: A Post-Modern RPG review
by Alan Wen | Jan 29, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
Battle like it's 1999 in the JRPG homage, YIIK
Ashen review | A Soulslike with plenty of light and shade
by Alan Wen | Jan 22, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A timely reminder that it’s dangerous to go alone
Katamari Damacy Reroll review
by Alan Wen | Jan 11, 2019 | Gaming, Reviews
A Japanese cult classic returns to roll over all of life’s junk
Arca's Path VR review | A puzzler with a virtual reality twist
by Alan Wen | Dec 17, 2018 | Gaming, Reviews
A place to unwind - a classic puzzler goes hands-free.
