Ryan Lambie, Author at Film Stories

XEL preview: It’s dangerous to go alone

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 27, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Zelda on an alien planet? Introducing the new 3D action adventure from Tiny Roar

Merge Games interview: All the small things

by Ryan Lambie | Apr 04, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

The process of making Smalland: a tiny survival game with big ideas

FixFox preview | Using the power of repair

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 31, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Cuddly animals meet grand sci-fi in FixFox - a 2D open-world adventure from the Czech Republic.

Tunic and the art of keeping a secret

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 17, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Interviews

Andrew Shouldice talks to Wireframe about his adventure concerning a tiny fox in a big world

Shashingo: Learning Japanese with Photography

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 14, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

British game designer Ryan Pocock introduces a more relaxing, camera-ready way to learn Japanese

Naut: A user-made interactive sci-fi odyssey

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 09, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Filmmaker-turned-developer Vorn talks making a 2001 tribute in Media Molecule's Dreams

Arcade Paradise: takes us back

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Been spendin' most their lives livin' in the...

FROGSONG Interview: size matters not in this amphibian-themed adventure

by Ryan Lambie | Mar 02, 2022 | Gaming, Interviews

Developer Brandon Braun talks us through their heartfelt action-RPG, about a frog on a personal mission.

Tin Hearts preview: Taking a trip to Toys VR us

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 21, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Lemmings meets Toy Story in this small-scale puzzle adventure from Rogue Sun

Lost Twins 2 preview: a platformer with a hint of Ghibli spirit

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 07, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

From Pakistan comes a puzzle-platformer inspired by the work of animator Hayao Miyazaki

Hoplegs: an indie game born on Twitch

by Ryan Lambie | Feb 02, 2022 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Developer Kevin Andersson explains how an idea dreamed up during a livestream formed the basis for his latest opus

Remembering Tecmo's Ninja Gaiden, and its pioneering wall jump

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 18, 2022 | Feature, Gaming

Later games refined it, but Tecmo’s action-platformer first popularised the physical freedom of the wall jump

Chasing scores in the upcoming 502's Arcade

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 11, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Due out this year, a collection of score-chasing arcade games designed to test your brains and reflexes

Shattle: Finding shelter on the battlefield

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 10, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

Emil Sandberg talks us through his team’s upcoming survival shooter

Metroid Dread review | Earning its title

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 05, 2022 | Gaming, Reviews

Mighty Morph Ball Power Ranger

Sea of Shadows: looking ahead to Silt

by Ryan Lambie | Jan 04, 2022 | Gaming, Previews

How a fine artist and a former research scientist are making Silt: one of the most beautiful adventure games of 2022

The cosmic, cataclysmic wonder of Outer Wilds

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 23, 2021 | Feature, Gaming

Ryan belatedly catches up with Outer Wilds - an ambient mood piece about exploration and discovery

Yuzo Koshiro's Sonic

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 21, 2021 | Feature, Gaming

Best known as a composer, the eminent Yuzo Koshiro also oversaw Sonic the Hedgehog’s first 8-bit outing

East meets west in Octo-Ninja Hachimaru

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 16, 2021 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Developer Aisosa Ugiagbe tells us about his 3D action-platformer demo, and his plans to turn it into a full release

Grapple Dog preview: Getting into the swing

by Ryan Lambie | Dec 09, 2021 | Feature, Gaming, Previews

Joseph Gribbin talks us through the two-and-a-half-year process of making his canine action-platformer

Season preview - capturing the apocalypse

by Ryan Lambie | Nov 10, 2021 | Gaming, Previews

Writer Kevin Sullivan chats to us about his studio’s upcoming adventure

Speakeasy: introducing RichCast

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 28, 2021 | Feature, Gaming

RichCast is an upcoming platform designed to let just about anyone make voice-activated, interactive experiences. Co-creator Philip Oliver tells us all about it

Weird fishes: the making of Moonglow Bay

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 26, 2021 | Gaming, Interviews, Previews

Bunnyhug Games talks us through the making of its wholesome fishing RPG, Moonglow Bay

Axiom Verge 2 review | Samus it ever was

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 25, 2021 | Gaming, Reviews

An imperfect - but definitely absorbing - sequel

Saturnalia preview: fear and loathing in Sardinia

by Ryan Lambie | Oct 21, 2021 | Gaming, Previews

Terror stalks the cobbled streets of a Sardinian village in Santa Ragione’s upcoming horror, Saturnalia. Director Pietro Righi Riva tells us all about it