story-driven

Of all the things I expected to review this year, an interactive musical was not on my bingo card. Coming from small Dutch studio, Bonte Avond this charming tale arrives on console almost two years after the PC release. Once Upon a Jester might not resonate with everyone, but I […]

Once Upon a Jester – PS5 Review

November 22, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged bonte avonde / diamond heist / dutch / friendship / improv / musical / once upon a jester / quick time events / songs / story-driven / Theatre by Mike

The Playstation Talents initiative has managed to steer itself away from some dubious quality. Whilst I do appreciate student projects will have limitations, these are commercial products that are sold for money. The latest to cross my path is TAPE: Unveil the Memories. Coming from Madrid’s Black Chili Goat Studio, […]

TAPE: Unveil the Memories – PS4 Review

April 20, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged b-movie / black chili goat studio / horror / monster chase / PlayStation Talents / spanish / story-driven / tape unveil the memories / time trickery by Mike

There’s an unknown quality to space that media loves to plunder and explore. H.P. Lovecraft’s work is an obvious example of this and Moons of Madness looks to take heavy inspiration from the Victorian horror writer. Now, forgive me if I’m a little worn out by the relatively recent influx […]

Moons of Madness – PS4 Review

March 24, 2020 in PS4 / Reviews tagged cosmic horror / lovecraft / mars / moons of madness / rock pocket games / space / story-driven / walking simulator by Mike

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

Shorter, story-focused experiences have certainly gained traction over the last decade. With a briefer form, writers and developers have managed to produce some excellent results. The latest project to follow suit is PaperSeven’s Blackwood Crossing, a coming of age drama centred around two close, orphaned siblings. As with most in […]

Blackwood Crossing – PS4 Review

April 8, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged adventure / blackwood crossing / grief / paperseven / puzzle / story-driven / trains by Mike

Anoxemia is the deficiency of oxygen within the bloodstream. It is also an exploration-heavy story-driven tale from Badland Games that originally arrived on PC in 2015. Similarly in the vein of something like ADR1FT, you play a lone scientist trying to piece together a big mystery that, in this case, […]

Anoxemia – PS4 Review

April 2, 2017 in PS4 / Reviews tagged anoxemia / badland games / puzzles / story-driven / underwater exploration by Mike

I’ve always been of the opinion that Norse mythology is great, and would make a brilliant fit for videogames. There are tales of violence and gods, full of wonderfully vivid images, as well as some proper bonkers bits in it involving talking cows. It was with this forefront in my […]

Jotun: Valhalla Edition – PS4 Review

September 12, 2016 in PS4 tagged art / jotun / odin / story-driven / vikings by Steven