How to Play Elden Ring – A Cheeky Guide
Elden Ring is a difficult canvas to paint your picture on, but it is well worth prioritising experimentation and expression over mastery.
Essays and feature articles about games and game culture. Including experimental game reviews and other unconventional freeform writings
A Coffin for the Sheriff – Story of a Colt Concerto in Bang! The Dice Game
When the big gundown begins, there’s only a minute to pray, and a second to die. If you want to live... shoot!
Virtually living the life I dreamed of – What is league racing?
For many the term league racing might be unknown. The fun, yet competitive racing, lets you feel like a real racing driver.
Awesome Games Done Quick – Speedrunning for charity
Awesome Games Done Quick is an annual video game marathon event organized by Games Done Quick that raises money for charity.
A Night in Pelican Town – A Tale of Lonely Avatar
In this melancholic story set in Stardew Valley, we delve into the mind of a forgotten game character.
Chasing and running away since 1980
Have you ever wondered what is it like to be a ghost in Pac-Man?
An open world is not merely a setting, it needs to engage just like in Red Dead Redemption 2
A realistic open world that engages and interests you while also making you feel like a bystander.
Games, drinks, and tentacles – Fond memories made in Taverna
Have you been to Taverna, a board game café in Tampere? If not, take a tour with me, I’ll show you around.
Night City stroll to the Afterlife
Distant billboards, ad-screens, flashing lights and white noise. Explore the open-world of Cyberpunk 2077 in this first-person experience by taking in the ambience of Night City.
Beneath Oresa – We will find the way down, by sword, fist, or pistol.
Given how critical #PlayerChoices have become to game design, #BeneathOresa offers a #RogueLikeDeckBuilder where failing is inevitable, but survival is an exercise in finding your own confidence.
Fishing for Achievements
Achievements are a great addition to a gaming hobby, but becoming an achievement hunter can go wrong.
Marbelous Mayhem – The Marble League Phenomenon
Marble goes mano a mano against marble in this spoof of a sport event. Pick a favourite team and watch the racing commence!
Zagreus, Prince of the Underworld.
Fight your way out of the Underworld in Hades
Battle out of Hell in critically acclaimed rogue-like dungeon crawler Hades. #indie #roguelike #Hades
Cosplaying, video games and the industry: a Finnish perspective
#Cosplay has become a household known hobby during the couple of years. Cosplayers get the inspiration for their craft from a plethora of sources, such as #videogames. Has the industry marketed for cosplayers specifically, or does design have a say in what a cosplayer plays?
Balloon World Cup, a Revolutionary Sport Event
This review talks about a revolutionary sports game called Balloon World Cup, created by two famous people. We will go through some of the rules and controversies of this 2022 last edition.
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Monopoly: It is fun to be rich! Or, is it?
Want to be rich, buy properties and collect rents? You win if you make one of your opponents bankrupt, but are you good at financial decision-making?
The jubilation of life, told through death – Powerful narrative of What Remains of Edith Finch
Here's why I think the powerful, interactive narrative of What Remains of Edith Finch is one of gaming's finest, be it a "mere" walking simulator or not.
A day in the life of Identity V
In this experimental review, the author narrates an ordinary day in the online survival videogame developed and published by the company NetEase: Identity V. A unique and innovative way of understanding the development and experience of this game that was released in July 2018
The Sims have opened up a world of diversity by destroying the genre
Throughout this last decade, the Sims have become one of the best known social simulation videogames in our gamer imaginary. A game that allows us to create a new world with adorable virtual alter-egos with which to manage a parallel life that doesn't exist. A new life where you choose how and who to be and where the representation of you is increasingly diverse
Why Mario Kart 8 Deluxe is the best videogame of this cars’ saga?
This review is about Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, talking about the things that are remarkable, such as the gameplay and its varieties. Furthermore, Mario Bros’ fans and non-fans are invited to play it.