Category Archives: Games Blather

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

Posted on November 19, 2011 by Nick Keirle

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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Activate the Three Artefacts and then Leave

Posted on November 4, 2011 by Nick Keirle

Steven Lavelle is fond of making games that make you feel uncomfortable. In previous efforts he’s had you controlling an old man falling apart, function by biological function, in a nursing home, a parent searching vainly for their long-lost child, … Continue reading →

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A Review of ‘Bastion’, or, A Problematical Design Philosophy

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Nick Keirle

Bastion is an ‘action role-playing game’, it was recently released for download on the PC and Xbox Live Arcade, and despite the extremely positive reception its been receiving I’m pretty sure it has no soul. I think I might have … Continue reading →

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