Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts
Showing posts with label indie. Show all posts

Saturday, February 1, 2014

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons review - A short, but a much meaningful journey than most


I got this game a month ago, but with a list of ps3 games I've yet to play and soon PS4 being added to the list, this game somehow got lost in the pile. The list will only grow thanks to how PS plus giving away games like crazy, I needed to pick up the pace, I started with this game and ended with a single disappointed...how on earth did I neglect such a beautiful game?

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons is a story about how two brothers travel across mountains, valleys , sea and even battles to save their dad while putting their own lives at risk.  You control the two brothers using left and right stick independently. Which is odd and can be hard to get used to, but, it really makes perfect sense when you consider the theme of the game and is just one of the many examples of how the gameplay mechanics actually plays to the story which is incredibly rare. The gameplay is mostly puzzle based, not hard but still very satisfying.

The journey was short, but it was beautiful and most importantly, meaningful. Fantastic game, please play it if you haven't done so yet.

Tuesday, August 27, 2013

Gone Home - mini review


Not a single shot is fired, not a single blood is spilled and it over in 2 hours. Yet...in just 2 hours the game tells far more story and creates much more compelling characters than most videogames in their 20 hour run.
Gone Home was amazing experience.

It illustrates how far we have come in the videogames industry. Once it was all about scoring the most points or reaching the finish line; now it is about experiencing the lives of individuals and see the world through their lens. The game shows the might of interactive story telling where other entertainment media falls short in delivering.