Александр Бабулин


54 games reviewed
82.8 average score
80 median score
75.5% of games recommended
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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 - 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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Jul 19, 2020

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

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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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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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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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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 - 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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Nov 23, 2024

The final stroke of a masterpiece triptych, as gorgeous as Four Last Things and The Procession to Calvary.

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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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8.5 / 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 - 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 - Genesis Noir
Mar 28, 2021

Very simple in its mechanics, Genesis Noir takes over with flawless atmosphere, style and a mind-blowing flight of fantasy.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Spiritfarer
Sep 12, 2020

Spiritfarer tries to become a bittersweet balm for loss wounds, but slightly misses the status of a masterpiece without collecting a handful of mini-catharses into one big one at the end.

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8.5 / 10.0 - GRIS
Dec 31, 2018

GRIS is the most tender and probably the most beautiful game of the year. Clean and minimalistic act of art

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8.5 / 10.0 - FAR: Lone Sails
Jun 2, 2018

FAR: Lone Sails is not long, very simple game, but with perfect rhytm and surprisingly addictive process. So much that you'll want to beat it in one session. And, perhaps, to start anew – it will not reveal something new and will not offer challenges, but it is very pleasant to swim along the waves of its melancholy. Kind of like to read a nice poem and then go over it.

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9 / 10.0 - Despelote
May 10, 2025

In the core, it's a short sketch of happy childhood memories, a slice-of-life video game, but somehow it manages to take a place in the heart - and make heart warmer.

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9 / 10.0 - Neva
Nov 2, 2024

Art installation pretending to be an action platformer. And a very successful one at that.

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Jan 28, 2023

A successful attempt to explore how memory works – in the form of a game

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9 / 10.0 - Stray
Jul 23, 2022

Not a game, but the dream of any cat fan, which at the same time turns out to be not just a "cat simulator", but a clearly told and interesting story.

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