Tag: gaming

  • Riding the Current in “ABZU”

    Riding the Current in “ABZU”

    Going into ABZU, I knew it was going to be a meditative game. People have been comparing it to Journey, in part because the games share a designer in Matt Nava. In fact, after working on Flower and Journey with thatgamecompany, Nava went on to found developer studio Giant Squid to create ABZU. Journey is one of…

  • Batman “Realm of Shadows” Review

    Batman “Realm of Shadows” Review

    Telltale Games has really proven its versatility lately. For a very long time — since way before The Walking Dead took off — the game studio has been creating narrative-driven games, which they release in series of episodes. The decisions you make in each episode influence how the story will play out. Most of the gameplay revolves…

  • Testing My Luck in “Mortal Kombat X”

    Testing My Luck in “Mortal Kombat X”

    Last month I picked up Mortal Kombat X for the first time. My boyfriend (who has been playing the series since he was a kid) bought the game and wanted me to try it, so I did on a whim. I didn’t expect to like it, as fighting games never really appealed to me before.…