John Walker

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John Walker·Jul 10, 2018

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It's often a lot of fun to grapple and leap about in, but it's always too quickly spoiled by something else.

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John Walker·Jul 6, 2018

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Wreckfest is a splendid antidote to the po-faced severity of the current crop of Need For Speeds, Crews, and so on.

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John Walker·Jul 3, 2018

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I've had such a blast playing it all over again, and desperately wish Volition would announce a new entry in the series that – unlike the follow-up Armageddon – is also set outside in a big open world.

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John Walker·Jun 28, 2018

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Right now, this is an awful lot of not very much.

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John Walker·Jun 13, 2018

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Mooncrash is an enormous paddling pool compared to Prey's Olympic swimming pool. There's none of the depth, but it's a heck of a good time to splash around in.

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John Walker·Jun 1, 2018

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It's very charming, very beautiful, and both its comprising halves are enjoyable in their own ways.

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John Walker·May 25, 2018

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I honestly can't remember the last time I've enjoyed a long-form point-and-click adventure this much. It reminds me why I love the genre so much.

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John Walker·May 23, 2018

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The Forest remains a huge achievement, and a survival horror game that somehow manages to keep those two elements surprisingly separate and yet let each impose upon the other in very interesting ways. I do wish it had been tidied and bug-fixed by now, but I can't stop wanting to play despite it.

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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.