Showing posts with label remake. Show all posts
Showing posts with label remake. Show all posts

Monday, 21 December 2015

REVIEW: 'Deus Ex: Revision' (Mod)


If you don't know, Deus Ex is one of my favourite games. It's a 2000 PC classic released at the peak of the Golden Age that combines shooting, roleplaying, and stealth to create an experience never seen before or since. Even it's inferior sequels/prequels/awful mobile games keep trying to scale things back down.

Monday, 23 November 2015

REVIEW: 'Floor 13 "Pretty Alpha"'


You'll recall that Floor 13 was my second review on this site. Like many retro games, it's not a masterpiece; but it without a doubt deserves a place in gaming history for what it achieved. And what it achieved was being a fascinatingly disturbing strategy game.

Monday, 2 February 2015

RETROSPECTIVE: 'The Secret Of Monkey Island' AND 'Monkey Island 2' (Special Editions)




With the headache that was Grim Fandango:Remastered still not quite gone, I thought that I would look at another LucasArts adventure game that’s been remastered . Well, that and the sequel – because when am I going to get the chance to talk about Monkey Island again? 

Wednesday, 28 January 2015

ARTICLE: Why I Won't Review 'Grim Fandango' / Why GOG.com Is The Messiah


Remember when I said I was going to review Grim Fandango: Remastered this week, in a simultaneous attempt to keep up with current releases whilst ticking off another entry in my ‘games I should probably play before I die’ list? Yeah, things have changed…

Monday, 5 January 2015

RETROSPECTIVE: 'Floor 13 (and upcoming remake)'



 

Thought Papers Please was the first game where you play a small yet important part of a totalitarian regime, and the gameplay revolves entirely around paperwork? Prepare yourself for a history lesson.