Bryan’s Top 5 Games of the Year
Goodbye 2020 and thanks for all the games!
Ikenfell — Remembering the past to improve our future
Explore a school of magic as you meet a varied cast of students and staff. Throughout you'll find magical gems that illuminate past moments in time. Happy Ray Games tells this story through charm and turn-based RPG elements—Ikenfell.
Rob’s 5 Games of the Year
Whilst the likes of Gears Tactics, SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete, and Deadly Premonition 2 all hit the spot, there were still a handful of titles that outdid them. So here we are with my five favourite games of 2020.
Lost Ruins of Arnak takes tomb raiding to a more cerebral level
When I think of movies like Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom or The Mummy, I tend to be drawn towards the swashbuckling elements of those movies, and the protracted and exciting action scenes. The fantastical archaeological and…
7 Wonders Duel is the essential two player hobby game
Whilst I admit that I’ve been something of an evangelist towards two-player board games recently, I couldn’t help but feel disappointed that the new 7 Wonders: Second Edition strips out all two-player variants entirely. That is only…
The Dark Pictures Anthology: Little Hope is a well-told tale about facing your own demons
As the second — of at least three, but maybe more — games that make up The Dark Pictures Anthology, Little Hope faces the tough task of addressing the challenges levelled at the first, whilst also living in the shadow of developer…
Tesla Force — Not an Elon Musk in sight
Stages themselves have a few different objectives, ranging from collecting a set number of items and closing rifts, to destroying spawning points and just plain surviving. There isn’t a huge amount of variety in the tasks, but stages tend…
Sackboy: A Big Adventure — Sew Fantastic
Sackboy: A Big Adventure may be a departure from the user-generated, level-fashioning focus of its forebears, but what it lacks in customization, it more than makes up for in fun.
Medieval Dynasty — Beautiful game, but needs more.
Create a lasting legacy in Medieval Dynasty, where the consequences of choice you make fall squarely on your descendants' shoulders.
Baron Voodoo casts an interesting spell, but it may leave you a little disorientated!
If times were different and board-games were being played as normal — between a mixture of players who do and don’t know each other, often in dedicated cafes or spaces in public areas — then Baron Voodoo is the kind of game that would make…