Gameplay, graphics, controls and multiplayer tend to be the most common factors people bring up when talking about video games; yet, soundtracks and sound design are often glossed… Read more “Five game soundtracks Rhys loves”
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Gaming 20 years ago: The good and the bad
Gaming has changed a hell of a lot over the last 20 years. Some of these changes have been positive, adding to the players’ experiences and enhancing… Read more “Gaming 20 years ago: The good and the bad”
A look back at Nihilumbra, a five-year-old indie gem that you probably missed
There’s more than meets the eye in BeautiFun Games’ dark and twisted 2D puzzle-platformer. Despite being overlooked by most, 2012’s Nihilumbra is a game with an atmosphere so… Read more “A look back at Nihilumbra, a five-year-old indie gem that you probably missed”
The comeback of 3D platformers in 2017
If you grew up gaming in the mid-to-late Nineties or early 2000s, there’s no way you could have avoided the 3D platformer. Those were the days: Mario… Read more “The comeback of 3D platformers in 2017”
Players’ paradise: Gaming in Amsterdam
Gaming culture and Amsterdam aren’t two things that were traditionally coupled together. In the past, video gaming – and its community – was mostly associated with the… Read more “Players’ paradise: Gaming in Amsterdam”
Rhys Elliott’s top five games of 2016
Although 2016 was a pretty shitty year in the grand scale of things, things are looking pretty positive on the gaming front. It was a fantastic year… Read more “Rhys Elliott’s top five games of 2016”
Representation of Wales and the Welsh in gaming
The purpose of this article is to put a bit of information on Wales and gaming out there, something that has gone largely undocumented in the gaming… Read more “Representation of Wales and the Welsh in gaming”
