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Growing up on Fighting Fantasy gamebooks and other choose-your-own adventures, interactive narratives have always been my favorite thing about video games. Player agency and choices having an actual impact on the world of the game. So when I saw Erica on the Playstation store, it was an instant purchase for me; I'll take as many of these games as I can get. Even in a post- Telltale world where it seems like every…
Allow me to fall into the trap of talking about what this game isn't. I had high hopes for Donut County, a Katamari -style game where you control a hole that grows as things fall into it. Only, it's not done in the style of Katamari at all, not really. It's more of a puzzle game with Katamari trappings. Sure, Katamari games are split into discrete levels, but this goes even further, with fairly minute levels…
One of my favorite things is taking a story and extending it out, exploring it from every angle and examining every point of interest. I love sequels and franchises that survive solely on call-backs and references; it's pretty much the only reason I watch horror movies at all. So, for me, Assassin's Creed: Rogue has one of the best stories in the series, if not the best. I won't say it's the Forrest Gump of…
I'll preface my review by saying that I don't usually continue playing many games I find difficult and don't get much enjoyment out of throwing myself against a game until I beat it. However, the fact remains that Saints Row is one of the most difficult games I've ever played. Or, at least, it felt that way. It's not even because of what it's asking you to do, but how it asks you to do it. The game has terrible…
