‘Valiant Hearts’: The Unneeded Narrator
In the midst of all this human drama is the narrator, lavishing us with needless exposition.
Eric Swain
Slaughtering a Sacred Cow, Revisiting ‘Grim Fandango’
Grim Fandango has been called "the greatest adventure game of all time". At one point, that may have been the case.
Tales from the Borderlands, Episode 2: Atlas Mugged
Yeah, the manic murder fantasy playground of Borderlands gets more subtle moments of humanity than the grand tragedy of Telltale's catalog, The Walking Dead.
Morningstar: Descent to Deadrock
Morningstar plays like a Star Trek episode that forgot to add in a moral message about the nature of humanity at the end.
Game of Thrones, Episode 2: The Lost Lords
Game of Thrones is giving us something different in the adventure game genre. We are finally engaging with intrigue.
Dreamfall Chapters, Book One: Reborn
Players of the Dreamfall Chapters may find that more than a little research is necessary to enjoy the game's finer points.
‘The Banner Saga’ Presents a Living World Through a Lore That Is Actually Lived
The Banner Saga is interested in expressing the character of the world itself through its game related lore.