Gareth Brading's Reviews
It might have fewer titles than Vol. 1, but Metal Gear Solid Master Collection Vol. 2 is a lot more polished out of the gate and is historically important for freeing both Guns of the Patriots and Ghost Babel from their years of isolation locked on their respective release systems. Guns of the Patriots in particular now gets a chance to be remembered by new generations as a key part of the Metal Gear franchise and one of Hideo Kojima’s most unique entries in his oeuvre. If there is going to be a Master Collection Vol. 3, you’d hope it would include not only a complete version of MGSV: The Phantom Pain with Ground Zeroes incorporated, but also releases of the leftovers of the franchise, specifically Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops (another PSP title), as well as Revengeance and I guess might as well throw in Metal Gear Survive for completionists. The Metal Gear series continues to be one of the most unique, strange and memorable franchises in video game history.
If you’ve been yearning for another game in the vein of Hotline Miami, Kusan: City of Wolves will be right up your alley.
Last Variable doesn’t reinvent the main game’s special formula, but it adds plenty of new content to see and explore.
Entertainium Editors Eduardo and Gareth sit down to discuss their thoughts on James Bond’s latest outing, 007 First Light.
Whirlight is whirligig of nostalgia and colour coupled with a back-to-basics adventure game design.
MINOS lets you construct your own perfect Heath Robinson/Rube Goldberg murder machine.
Pathologic 3 arguably offers the best entry point to this unique series for newcomers.
Unlike Inkle’s 80 Days there’s not much replayability here but uncovering the mystery is consistently enjoyable, although I could have done with a bit more variety in the visuals, as the entire game is played simply looking at the TR-49 device or your notebook. But the story has a great deal of resonance to our current era, where falsehoods are brazenly peddled by fascist governments, and where speaking the truth is sometimes an act of rebellion. TR-49 is another fine addition to Inkle’s growing roster of narrative adventures.
Strange Antiquities takes the same blueprint of Strange Horticulture and nicely amends it to selling magical items instead of plants.
In the pantheon of sci-fi horror, ROUTINE is a noble effort.
Europa Universalis V’s rich historical simulation is second to none.
If News Tower is anything to go by, Citizen Kane was right; it is fun to run a newspaper.
If you missed Syberia years ago or are a new adventure game fan, there has never been a better opportunity to dive into this fascinating steampunk Art Nouveau universe.
Farthest Frontier emerges from Early Access as one of the best city builders around.
Death on the Nile is another decent instalment into the pantheon of Agatha Christie video game adaptations.
Concierge is surreal and disorientating, but it comes at the expense of enjoyable gameplay.
Casebook 1899 – The Leipzig Murders is nicely paced and atmospheric German point-and-click.
Neyyah is unabashed in its core objective of presenting an experience which hews as closely as possible to iconic titles like Myst and especially Riven.
Luto is an M.R. James ghost story in video game form; creepy, unsettling, gorgeous.
Adventure game fans should absolutely not miss what The Drifter has to offer.