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Don’t Be Fooled By The Serene Start Of This Game
Secrets of Raetikon at first seems like a nice relaxing game about being a bird. A bird that can fly around, explore, and fling around the occasional rabbit. It’s all really lovely and serene, but this beautiful game about exploration soon turns to bird on bird violence. I didn’t know birds could hold so much…
By Leo Wichtowski Published January 17, 2014 -
Meet Kotaku Ken, Our Crash Test Dummy
Turbo Dismount is a glorious excuse for putting polygonal beings into dangerous vehicles and then watching the physics-based carnage gently unfold into something beautiful. And then re-watching it over and over again in lovely slow motion. I thought it’d make for a good video on vehicle safety, so join Kotaku Ken as he attempts to…
By Leo Wichtowski Published January 15, 2014 -
We’re Not Sure How Realistic Recovery Search & Rescue Simulation Is
I recently brought world class rescuer and consummate survivalist Steve Marinconz along with me as we took to the woods to try out the first few missions in Recovery Search & Rescue Simulation. Things didn’t go well. I thought from the beginning we’d be saving poor hikers, the kind that tend to get attacked by…
By Leo Wichtowski Published January 10, 2014 -
7 Days To Die Is Like Minecraft With Gravity
I’ll just put it like this: 7 Days to Die is like Minecraft but with guns and lots of zombies. Really, that’s what it boils down to. Which is perfectly fine with me, considering how much I’ve enjoyed my time with 7 Days to Die. Building defences with friends and huddling in the corner hoping…
By Leo Wichtowski Published January 8, 2014 -
Alright, YouTube, This Is Getting Out Of Hand
YouTube’s content ID system has reached all new levels of silly recently. Next thing you know they’ll be cracking down on the use of the colour red. Oh no, it’s too late… Wish to tweet words at me? I can be found here @laserfrog
By Leo Wichtowski Published December 20, 2013 -
Mop Up Santa’s Bloody Murder Rampage This Christmas
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Santa’s Rampage paints a bleak look into the life of Father Christmas. He’s gone and got himself completely drunk and then proceeded to murder everything in sight. You, of course, have come in to clean up the murderous mess, which isn’t all bad. It’s the perfect excuse to mess around with physics…
By Leo Wichtowski Published December 16, 2013 -
Bus Simulator Is Better When It’s Almost Broken
Thanks to OMSI 2 I now realise being a bus driver is extremely stressful. You’re in charge of the well being of dozens of people as you all sit in a big metal box hurtling into the unknown reaches of time and space. OMSI 2 is a German omnibus simulator. Not only are key German…
By Leo Wichtowski Published December 13, 2013 -
Nothing Says ‘Christmas’ Like Retro Pixelated Killing
I don’t know if you’ve looked at a calendar recently, but it’s Christmas in two weeks. What better time than right at this moment to reminisce on Christmases past with two classic Amiga demos? Hopefully some retro pixelated killing will put you in the mood for the festive season. Music by www.purple-planet.com Wish to tweet…
By Leo Wichtowski Published December 11, 2013 -
Your Crappy Artwork Solves The Puzzles In This Game
Draw a Stickman: Epic expects you to draw a stickman, when really you can draw pretty much anything, as long as it’s vaguely person shaped. Unless, of course, you want a gelatinous cube running around causing havoc. Drawing doesn’t stop with just your character, all your magical stickman powers such as fire and lightning must…
By Leo Wichtowski Published December 3, 2013 -
The Definitive Word On This Year’s Next-Gen Boxes
The next generation of boxes is almost here. It’s been a long time coming and we’re almost ready. But we’ve been getting a bit over excited. You’d never see anyone go this mad over a cardboard box. Of course, some still seem less enthusiastic by the onset of these new boxes, preferring to stick with…
By Leo Wichtowski Published November 8, 2013 -
A Meaningful Story Of Friendship Starring…Cockroaches
Having cockroaches around your place isn’t a good thing. In Journey of A Roach you are a cockroach. But instead of causing horrid health and safety issues at the local takeaway, you’re just trying to find your little cockroach friend. This point & click style adventure follows the time honored tradition of combine-that-thing-with-that-other-thing and check-everywhere-till-you-find-that-one-thing-you-missed-earlier.…
By Leo Wichtowski Published November 5, 2013 -
A Time Travel Adventure For Smart Gamers
I’m not sure who entrusted a mere child with time traveling goggles, but I’m glad somebody did because Lilly Looking Through is an enchanting experience about switching between time. This kickstarted point & click adventure game from Geeta Games is more akin to Machinarium, than the old inventory and dialogue-based adventures from the likes of…
By Leo Wichtowski Published November 1, 2013 -
A Freakishly Cool Game Where You Invade The Memories Of Dead People
Master Reboot is a psychological horror adventure game where dead people’s memories are uploaded to the cloud…the soul cloud. But as with any social network of the future where dead people’s memories are stored, it all goes wrong. Soon you’re sent in to sort out the mess of digital thoughts and feelings. Side note: I…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 29, 2013 -
It’s Not A Good Roller Coaster Unless It Injures A Few People
I’ve spent countless hours playing Theme Park, making sure the bouncy castle didn’t explode, clearing up puke, and of course creating ever increasingly dangerous roller coasters in an attempt to fling my park goers off into the abyss of nothingness. But it wasn’t till RollerCoaster Tycoon did we get the chance to maximise our roller…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 25, 2013 -
GTA V Is Actually About Loneliness
Look, Franklin, you really need to sort your life out. Taking your dog for a nice, serene walk is all well and good. But randomly murdering some poor innocents outside of Taco Bomb is just wrong. You’re letting your “friends” get the better of you. But it’s not your fault. It was all preordained. Wish…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 22, 2013 -
I Refuse To Let The Stanley Parable Tell Me What To Do
I think just about everyone had told me to play the original 2011 mod The Stanley Parable, but I never did because I’m really quite stubborn. All I knew was it was meant to be rather funny, little did I know before playing the new retail version that it could end so tragically. Up in…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 18, 2013 -
Steam Early Access Is Making Games Better
Early Access on Steam gives us the opportunity to buy games before they’re even finished, but more importantly they allow us to take an intimate look into how games are created. Before Steam began selling games as Early Access, Notch set the standard by selling Minecraft in early alpha, to a huge success. Now this…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 15, 2013 -
Our Favorite New Horror Game Doesn’t Hold Your Hand
I could probably start this off with a knock knock joke, but I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself. No, Knock-Knock deserves better. Knock-Knock is an inherently strange horror game…but perhaps horror’s not the right word. It’s more of an unsettling experience, waking up at night in a cabin in the woods doesn’t exactly sound…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 11, 2013 -
The Dangers Of Kickstarter, Explained With A Sandwich
Kickstarter has been around for a fair old while now, and we’ve seen some great projects come to life thanks to the crowd funding service. It’s also brought us its fair share of disappointment. In my video above I explore a world filled with the promise of a kickstarted sandwich. Will the sandwich deliver everything…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 8, 2013 -
Of Course This Wonky Game Featuring A Sloppy Drunk Dude Is On PC
With a title like Day One: Garry’s Incident you might be mistaken into thinking Garry had a small traffic accident, or maybe grazed his knee. But no, Garry does nothing in half measures. He’s only gone and crashed his airplane through a strange rift. The mix of first person shooting, survival, and crafting might as…
By Leo Wichtowski Published October 4, 2013
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