James Gregory James Gregory

Review - Ghost Town (PSVR2)

Thinking about supernatural mysteries, I remember watching and reading Goosebumps as a kid, and then, growing up watching Ghostbusters and The Shining - stories with the ability to draw you into a world on the periphery of life and death. But there's a limit to how involved you can feel - however good the movie or book.

That's where Ghost Town comes in. You're put in the shoes of a medium, to witness the deathly chill in the air with your own eyes; a spooky artistic immersion that can't be replicated outside of virtual reality without spending millions on physical sets.

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James Gregory James Gregory

Review - The Roottrees are Dead

My new series, Late to the Game, is where I visit past titles of any age that I've missed or interest me. This time, in preparation for my own Game of the Year coverage, I'll be reviewing a puzzle game from earlier this year, The Roottrees are Dead.

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James Gregory James Gregory

Review - Goodnight Universe

Goodnight Universe asks you what you'd do if you were a hyper intelligent baby with super powers. Would you sit and watch your family struggle? Or intervene at the risk of exposing your powers to the world?

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James Gregory James Gregory

Review - The Berlin Apartment

All homes are private places - away from watching eyes - where we forge most of our memories. The Berlin Apartment inverts this notion of privacy by asking the question, what have the walls seen over the last century? Allowing us to embody the past tenants of one apartment and live through their memories.

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James Gregory James Gregory

Review - Dispatch

If someone unfamiliar with Dispatch saw a non-interactive cutscene, they'd find it hard not to mistake it for a television show, when the animation quality, although a different style, is on par with a high quality Amazon Prime show like Invincible. As an admirer of both unique superhero stories and animation techniques, and when combined with excellent writing that makes tonal shifts effortlessly, Dispatch has a lot going for it - it's no surprise Dispatch already surpassed one million sales in ten days.

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