John Walker

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John Walker·May 8, 2018

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As it is, despite having spent dozens of hours playing this, I've always felt at arm's length.

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John Walker·Apr 27, 2018

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It's stuck with me, it invaded my dreams last night, it's impactful like a knife tip is impactful. It's inescapable that at times it's sophomoric, but it's worth it for the more pervasive disturbia that ultimately rules.

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John Walker·Apr 24, 2018

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As it is, it's a lovely, fun game that too frequently reminds me of its mistakes. And despite that, I want to keep playing. Which is probably rather important.

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John Walker·Apr 17, 2018

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Pivross is a 3D picross game that still needs some work

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John Walker·Apr 16, 2018

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Obviously reminiscent of Gone Home (and there are a couple of nods hidden in there), it manages to feel different enough in its approach to stand apart. And indeed that it packs all the detail into one room is no small feat.

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John Walker·Apr 4, 2018

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It's very charming, a lot of fun, and perhaps most importantly, executes its central conceit with deftness.

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John Walker·Mar 15, 2018

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It could be a lot better, but I really enjoy playing what it is.

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John Walker·Mar 13, 2018

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There we are. A solid, decent picross game, that unquestionably stands in the shadow of Pictopix, the one picross game to rule them all.

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John Walker·Mar 8, 2018

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Everything in Super Seducer is tragic. It's deeply offensive, of course, perhaps even more so for what it deliberately leaves out than the wretched drivel it includes.

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John Walker·Mar 6, 2018

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Chuchel is a creation of pure joy, an absolute masterclass in silliness, with pleasingly involved puzzles to boot. It's a giant cuddle of a game, interesting to all ages, and with a manic edge that never slows down.

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John Walker·Feb 28, 2018

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If you breeze through Spelunky and its ilk, this is unquestionably the game for you.

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John Walker·Feb 26, 2018

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There’s definitely a nice idea in playing as a tech support trapped behind deploying stock phrases, as some larger story unfolds about you, but Tech Support: Error Unknown just doesn’t deliver it.

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John Walker·Feb 20, 2018

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It's clear that Cypher is beyond me. The first couple of rooms were a breeze, but quickly I was finding it too obtuse, too interested in being difficult and not interested enough in teaching me how to solve it. And that's very much a personal taste thing. For people super into this sort of thing, with brains bigger than mine, this'll be a sweet treat.

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John Walker·Feb 16, 2018

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A truly beautiful game, uplifting, gorgeous and alive.

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John Walker·Feb 13, 2018

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That it ultimately collapses into a string of unpleasant platforming sequences that the core design simply can't sustain means I grew to loathe Crossing Souls, once it entirely abandoned its redeeming features for everything it couldn't get right.