Nicholas Kennedy's posts

07 December 2021 Game Development

The creators of Heavenly Bodies discuss unintentional comedy and their primary influences: The Soviet space program and Bennett Foddy's Getting Over It.

03 December 2021 PC

A beautiful game of movement, momentum, and emotional weight, Exo One is a deeply satisfying sci-fi experience.

26 November 2021 PC

Len’s Island is an idyllic, welcoming take on the survival genre. But you’ll need to bring your own incentives for the long haul.

24 November 2021 Nintendo

Enchanting art direction and engaging themes make Death's Door more than just the straightforward, Zelda-inspired game it appears to be.

12 November 2021 Nintendo

Battlefield 2042 attempts to distil everything about what first-person shooters have become in recent times, while also not committing to any single vision.

15 October 2021 Game Development

When Dinosaur Polo Club set out to make Mini Motorways, a follow-up to Mini Metro, they wanted to convey a message in the most impactful way possible.

10 October 2021 Nintendo

It’s impressive that something as charming, gorgeous, and lovingly constructed as Eastward even exists, even if some antiquated pacing bogs it down.

05 October 2021 PC

JETT: The Far Shore is a sombre and reflective meditation on survival, and the morality of how far we’ll go to preserve our future.

11 June 2021 Nintendo

Backbone is a noir obsessed with change, transformation, and looking inward and out in equal measure.