branching narrative

WWE have ruled the wrestling roost for a long while but that hasn’t stopped companies looking to mildly threaten the sports entertainment behemoth. Nobody has really come close but All Elite Wrestling are the latest to, at the very least, gain a foothold in the industry. What follows is AEW: […]

AEW: Fight Forever – PS5 Review

June 30, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged aew fight forever / barbed wire exploding death match / branching narrative / cm punk / fighting / i'm old tired and i work with children / kenny omega / online multiplayer / the young bucks / wrasslin / yuke's by Mike

One of the things I dread in this job is having very little to talk about. Shorter games do find their way to me but, for the most part, they’re manage to inspire discussion. Even visual novels, a genre loaded with brief experiences usually manages to provide enough ammo for […]

Takorita Meets Fries – PS5 Review

October 5, 2021 in PS5 / Reviews tagged adventure / branching narrative / chips for dinner / food / mermaid / mermen / merpeople / roseverte / takorita meets fries / visual novel by Mike

Interactive movies are such a tricky genre to review. On the one hand, you’re trying to judge it as interactive media and, on the other, you’re trying to judge it as a film. Often they feel like clumsy compromises where the acting and story don’t hold much weight whilst the […]

The Complex – PS4 Review

March 31, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged bad science / big pharma / branching narrative / choose your own adventure / good gate media / interactive movie / little jade productions / the complex / wales interactive by Mike

Here we are then. After five episodes of varying quality and length, we reach the end of Big Bad Wolf’s The Council in the form of Episode 5: Checkmate. While this is a review of Episode 5, it’s best that we view it in the wider context of the whole […]

The Council Episode 5: Checkmate – PS4 Review

January 2, 2019 in PS4 / Reviews tagged branching narrative / episodic / illuminati / the council / the waxen pith by Ian

Full motion video always carries a nostalgic reverence and charm, these days. Wales Interactive are looking to benefit by presenting Late Shift. Focusing a touch more on being a film equivalent of a Choose Your Own Adventure book, this provocative mix of game and movie is trying to deliver something different […]

Late Shift – PS4 Review

April 22, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / branching narrative / choices / decisions / fmv / late shift / story-driven / thriller / wales interactive by Mike