Author Archives: Nick Keirle

The Games of 2011 – ‘The Binding of Isaac’

[A brief warning: The Binding of Isaac is not for the faint of heart. The simple, stylised nature of its art-style mean that it is unlikely to shock and appall many, but at its core this is a game that doesn’t care … Continue reading

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A Look at ‘The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim’ – Part One: Falling Out of Love

The Preamble: The new entry in the Elder Scrolls series of fantasy role-playing games, is a sprawling open-ended adventure set in the cold reaches of Skyrim, a hostile land in the far north of this imagined world.  When you play … Continue reading

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A Look at ‘Metro 2033’, or, Virtue in a Broken World

Metro 2033 is a first-person shooter set in a post-apocalyptic Moscow frozen stiff in the grip of a nuclear winter. As the bombs fell some managed to take refuge in the Moscow metro system, and today, long after that time, … Continue reading

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