James O'Connor's posts

29 March 2024 PC

Open Roads offers a mildly interesting journey, but the destinations aren't very compelling.

05 December 2023 Nintendo

Inkle's new game is another interesting, impressive experiment from the masters of branching storytelling.

13 November 2023 PC

The new Modern Warfare represents a low point for Call of Duty on numerous fronts.

24 October 2023 PC

World of Horror wears its influences on its sleeve, but can't quite match them for horror.

17 October 2023 Culture

The Acquire president talks about the studio's mix of AAA and indie projects, and the significant cultural differences in Japanese game development.

13 July 2023 Mobile

The sequel to Night School's standout narrative adventure has many of the same qualities of the original, along with some new flaws.

07 July 2023 Nintendo

Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective sees a Nintendo DS classic return with its spirit completely intact.

02 June 2022 Nintendo

Card Shark carries a lot of aces, but getting them into your hand can be tedious.

06 December 2021 Game Development

Finding yourself in game development can be a strange journey. Here's one tale about making the jump from journalist to narrative designer.