John Walker

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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 26, 2018

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Hold your horses for the moment, is my tip, and hopefully in a month's time I'll be back with a far more positive recommendation.

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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.

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John Walker·Feb 8, 2018

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Octogeddon refers back to the arcade cabinets of the '80s, both in the simplicity of its opening premise, and in much of the presentation. But it is its own unique idea, that while not world-changing or particularly revolutionary, is quietly brilliant in its delivery. I only worry that it's slightly too quiet.

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John Walker·Feb 8, 2018

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Of what I've played so far Dandara offers a fresh new way to play a very familiar format, with deft design and strong puzzling wit. I just wish it had remembered to give me a reason to do so.

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John Walker·Feb 1, 2018

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This is a decent, very peculiar puzzler, that does entertaining nonsense to the insides of your brain. Hard not to like.

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John Walker·Jan 25, 2018

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For me, the more of it I played, the more I found it got in its own way. Its clumsy prose is a struggle to read, its difficulty spikes are aggravating, and the sense of being directionless is too all-pervading. I feel certain this will find its audience, and what a joy for them. But sadly, not so much for me.

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John Walker·Jan 11, 2018

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Paradise is a very satisfying and deeply peculiar game.

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John Walker·Jan 10, 2018

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If you already love these puzzles, this is a must buy, and if you want to get into a smart, engrossing, and perfectly delivered pure puzzle game, this is an amazing place to start.