Welcome to Noir York City: Max Payne 2 at 20
For Max Payne 2’s 20th anniversary, Entertainium editors Andy Johnson and Gareth Brading break down why they still love the Payne.
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Last time I touched base with 8-Bit Legit, I got to play Full Quiet, an incredible effort that on one front was the realization of a current day open-world game at the same time it was a real NES title. Now, the focus is on the tried and true platformer genre with Project Blue, a…
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In Fading Afternoon, you are indeed getting too old for this shit.
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It goes to show that a strong sense of design is the utmost important aspect in any game, regardless of genre.
Alwa’s Awakening Review – Deliberately retro, for good and bad
I’ve gotten to the point where I approach games that trade on being retro with a bit of trepidation. It’s too easy to fall into the trap of evoking that era’s design principles without understanding why games were designed that way why it doesn’t really fly these days. Yacht Club Games’ Shovel Knight tangled with…