Александр Бабулин


48 games reviewed
82.8 average score
80 median score
74.5% of games recommended
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8.5 / 10.0 - The Artful Escape
Sep 18, 2021

Putting the gamepad down, I want to turn on Van Halen, grab an air guitar and dash for the stars.

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8.5 / 10.0 - FAR: Changing Tides
Mar 6, 2022

Simple, poetic, beautiful and non-didactic journey into an (almost) depopulated world.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Pentiment
Dec 17, 2022

A journey to medieval Bavaria with its human joys and numerous sorrows – not without routine and uneven pace, without any intelligible gameplay, but authentic, vividly written and with a deep message.

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8 / 10.0 - Tacoma
Aug 11, 2017

Tacoma is a game of hope. Fullbright showed that they are able not only to look into the past with nostalgia, but also instill optimism in our future. Well, this is a rarity in our time, what with all the disturbing news and bad premonitions. Here, space is also a premonition, but a rather bright one.

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May 20, 2017

A short and charming adventure. A lifetime journey through regrets. Two points of view on the same story, and each of them has every right to exist. One of the most beautiful games of the year is paradoxical. On the one hand, it is notably lacking in detail and depth — at least give us the names of the characters. On the other hand, it is a perfectly coherent statement, all details of which perfectly complement each other.

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8 / 10.0 - Far From Noise
Nov 25, 2017

Far From Noise is a haiku of the video games' world. Minimal amount of expressive means is compensated by the most careful elaboration of each of them. Every

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8 / 10.0 - Half-Life: Alyx
Apr 4, 2020

Simply the best VR-game for now. But nothing more than that.

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Apr 26, 2020

In fact, we have full-length Monty Python`s sketch — in an interactive way and in modern style.

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Jul 19, 2020

A conflict-free and constructive game, where everything works for a sense of harmony with the world.

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8 / 10.0 - 12 Minutes
Sep 18, 2021

Definitely one of the most interesting, intriguing, fresh detective games in recent years, but I can't shake the feeling that all the possibilities of a well-thought-out formula are not being used.

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Oct 31, 2021

Short, but sincere, warm and cozy adventure, beautiful in its imperfection.

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8 / 10.0 - Unpacking
Jan 30, 2022

Environmental storytelling in its extreme form.

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8 / 10.0 - A Memoir Blue
Apr 2, 2022

A short and personal story, wrapped in the form of an interactive poem - touching, graceful and emotional.

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8 / 10.0 - Dordogne
Jul 23, 2023

A little crumpled towards the end and sometimes too

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8 / 10.0 - American Arcadia
Dec 2, 2023

Just fun entertainment on the theme of The Truman Show: not deep, but not stupid either; full of references and stylization, but not entirely derivative; funny, heartfelt and ultimately life-affirming – but with an inevitable bitter aftertaste.

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7.5 / 10.0 - The Gardens Between
Oct 5, 2018

The Gardens Between is a great way to spend autumn evening, when the bare branches unfriendly huddle outside the window, and the soul is filled with melancholy. It's time to get into the boat of memories and float in the past.

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Nov 18, 2018

Despite its superficiality, 11-11: Memories Retold manages to display the poison that is war, and evokes the feeling of bitterness from the unlearned lessons of history. The game is so humane that you will forgive her many things.

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7.5 / 10.0 - If Found...
Jun 6, 2020

A hot topic, spectacular drawing, unusual surroundings… Good try, but If Found... lacks interactivity and fails to dive deep into the chosen topic.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Maquette
Mar 14, 2021

Indie-folk, bright colors, bittersweet love-story, nice recursive puzzles: this "500 Days of Summer" of gaming really could succeed, but imperfect level design and gap between form and content interferes.

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7.5 / 10.0 - Know By Heart...
Feb 26, 2022

A sentimental and deceptively simple game that tries to talk to us about fixation on the past and the ability to let go – sometimes against our will.

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