David Wildgoose's posts

31 October 2022 Culture

Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and the horror games of today owe much to a game called Alone in the Dark. Learn about its origins and legacy.

12 April 2022 PC

Elden Ring is the most generous Souls game to date, but what really makes it welcoming is the enormous community the game has fostered.

18 July 2023 PC

Jagged Alliance 3 and its obfuscation of combat information can be both triumphant and infuriating.

23 November 2022 PC

Pentiment is a sophisticated work of historical fiction, an adventure steeped in conscientious period detail, with a setting that feels real.

25 January 2023 Nintendo

Colossal Cave sees famed game designer Roberta Williams bring a 1970s text adventure game to life. And it's a peculiar, uncanny experience.

05 April 2023 Nintendo

Lunark is a pleasing flashback to the cinematic platformer, where lifelike animation takes priority, and each step needs to be a careful one.

01 June 2023 PC

Tightly-constructed turn-based tactical combat encounters are held back by clumsy character work and world-building.

14 June 2023 PC

The 2023 remake of System Shock rebuilds a defining game into something significantly better, and treats it with the utmost respect.

19 July 2022 PC

Between the naturalistic traversal, the aloof nature of your protagonist, and the little details, Stray gets so much right about being a cat.

26 October 2022 Nintendo

Signalis modernises traditional survival horror ideas, and crafts a pleasingly mysterious and aesthetic journey.