December 12, 2019

So, you want to make an indie game? Let me tell you the three basic things you need to do: 1. Pixelate those graphics, 2. Randomly generate your levels, and 3. Pick a classic Nintendo game for your gameplay. With an abundance of games following this plan on every platform, it's difficult for any developer to stand out from the crowd. Sparklite, the first game from Red Blue Games, aims to grab your attention with its own take on classic action-adventure titles. Released on 14th November (for PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC/Mac), let's find out if this will be shining star in your game library. Gameplay Sparklite puts you in control of Ada, a mechanic who finds herself in the middle of Geodia, a land held together by a resource called Sparklite. In typical fashion, all is not...

Introduction Critique Gaming brings us Interrogation: You Will be Deceived, an in-depth look into the subtle, and sometimes less than subtle art of getting information out of suspects. Having no first hand experience in this area of expertise I decided to just throw myself headfirst into the game. Armed with just a bedside light and stern look. This wasn't going to go well as I'm sure there needs to be more ways of making people talk. Gameplay Interrogation does exactly what it says on the tin and a lot more. You play the role of a newly recruited interrogationist in the local police department to head up your own team. The game mechanics are fairly simple to grasp, you can see the pupils dilate and you can see the pulse rate. After a short training run with an actor you discover t...

Day: 12 December 2019

Sparklite Review – A bright spark, or a blown fuse?

Interrogation: You Will Be Deceived Review – Make Them Talk Or Will They Walk