narrative-driven
Button City Interview – Cute Gaming Animals Preventing Greed
The Albuquerque based developer Subliminal is getting ready to release its adorable, narrative adventure Button City. The story follows the fox Fennel and their buddies as they try to save their local arcade from being shut down by the greedy cat Peppermint Pepperbottom. During that, they (and the player) will also find some time to play some goofy arcade games. Since Button City caught our eye, w...[Read More]
Liberated (Switch) Review
The Switch demo for Liberated won a slew of accolades during the 2020 Steam Game Festival. However, while the demo may have shown great promise, the game itself did not live up to the expectations it set. It is a stunning visual art piece with a decent story, but only an adequate game.
A Fold Apart Bridges Distances Next Week
Lightning Rod Games’s narrative-driven, paper-folding puzzle game A Fold Apart releases on April 17th! It will appear on Apple Arcade for iPhone, iPad, iPod Touch, Apple TV, and Mac. A Fold Apart will likewise be on the Nintendo Switch and for Windows via Steam. Looking at their website, they also seem to have plans for PS4 and Xbox One releases! Think about it, though. What game could be mo...[Read More]
A Plague Tale: Innocence (PS4) Review
There seems to be a new type of narrative game that is developing into its own incredible sub-genre. Storytelling is blending perfectly with third-person action games. While it was the success of Uncharted and the Last of Us that created a foundation, this narrative-driven, character-focused experience has been recently evolving with two Norse adventures Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice and God of War...[Read More]
Where the Water Tastes Like Wine Hands-On
In booking my appointments and looking at everything PAX West was going to offer, there was one title that stood out to me from the beginning. As soon as I watched the trailer for Where the Water Tastes Like Wine, I knew it was going to be something special. It had this folk-lore feeling about it, featured some great music, and had an appealing rustic art style. I had to play it.