Last weekend was a long one, followed by a bank holiday, so we had friends over. The sun was hellishly gloriously hot, so we did what any right-thinking people would do. Play board games with a general Cthulhu theme. In the spirit of sharing, here are some thoughts…
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A weekend of gaming
When I sleep I see shapes
When I posted the Super Hexagon soundtrack I hadn’t actually played the game itself, just heard the soundtrack. As such I didn’t talk about the music in the context of the gameplay, just imagined what it might be like. Since then I’ve played the game and can talk about the music properly.
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Why I stopped playing BioShock Infinite
Let’s start by acknowledging that the latest entry in the series, BioShock Infinite, is a pretty game. Really pretty. Staggeringly pretty. The use of colour and depth, the tiny details and the sweeping vistas, it’s one of the best looking games to come along in a long while.
So why, with such great graphics, and what by all accounts is a story and an ending worthy of discussion and dissection, did I stop playing after only an hour, well before reaching the game’s main hook? Two reasons.
Some musings on Limbo
A friend bought me Limbo for Christmas and according to Steam I finished it in four hours. For significantly more than four hours the game has sat in the back of my mind, refusing to settle, and I’m finally able to articulate why.