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Among The Sleep
As a non-combative first-person survival horror, it was inevitable that indie title Among the Sleep would be compared to Amnesia: The Dark Descent, and this toddler-based game conjures similar...
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Growing Pains
It is much easier to write a negative review than a positive one. With this in mind, this one was honestly pretty easy to write, and I’d better just note the things I liked here while I remember:...
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Memento Mori 2: Guardians of Immortality
The first Memento Mori game came out in 2008, and until about six months ago it was one of those games that sat in my Steam library unplayed and unnoticed. When I found out I’d be reviewing the second...
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The Journey Down: Chapter Two
In June of last year I made my Select Start Media debut with a review of a charming (if slightly wacky) “classic point-and-click adventure with a black African twist” called The Journey Down. With the...
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The Sims 4
I don’t think I’ve ever heard as much negative hype about a game leading up to its release than I did with the Sims 4. Almost everything I read about it was to do with the countless removal of...
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A Story About My Uncle
This may come as a surprise, but A Story About My Uncle was the first game I ever heard described as a ‘non-violent first-person platform adventure’, and as soon as I heard that description I was...
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Far Cry 4
I can’t say that I’ve ever truly wanted to ride an elephant in a video game. It’s never really been a major selling point for me. So when Far Cry 4‘s marketing revolved heavily around the ability to...
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Dragon Age: Inquisition
After what seems like an age (I’m hilarious) of being glued to the PS4, I think I’m finally ready to talk about Dragon Age: Inquisition, the biggest game and first ever RPG to be made using the...
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The Escapists
If there’s one genre that really embraces the true potential of video games, it’s simulation. With simulation games, one can fulfil every dream they’ve ever had, from the more modest professions like...
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Technobabylon
Sometimes, a rare gem of a game comes along that just defies true explanation. On paper, Technobabylon is a cyperpunk noir mishmash that seems to take inspiration from Blade Runner, Ready Player One...
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Zombi
Matt’s note: I loved Zombi U but haven’t played this one–that said, I did love lots that Nick didn’t about the game (characters, setting etc.) So if roguelike zombie killing in London piques your...
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Ninja Pizza Girl
‘Ninja Pizza Girl’ isn’t a title that immediately evokes the kind of image I would associate with a game that tackles serious issues. Well, unless you’re really serious about pizzas and their timely...
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Beyond Eyes
Video games are an art form with a lot of potential for unique storytelling. They are a complex system of rules for audiences to interact with, which in context can overtly or subtly teach us things...
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Minecraft: Story Mode
(Lucky you have a short name, Jess.) When I first heard about Minecraft: Story Mode, I (like many others) had so, so many questions. Most of them were variations of “why” and “how”, with a whole bunch...
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Warhammer: End Times – Vermintide
There’s a game on Steam called Bad Rats. For the longest time, Bad Rats was considered one of the worst games of all time. People would buy it as gifts for their friends as a joke–it became a point of...
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Project Zero/Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water
In many cultures around the world there are a variety of beliefs and superstitions surrounding the relationship between photography and the afterlife. Here in Australia, there are Aboriginal and...
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Jess’ PAX 2015 Round-Up
There were a lot of games on show at PAX this year. A lot. So between time spent at panels and time spent playing the games I did get to, there were a whole lot of games that I missed out on simply...
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Star Wars Battlefront
It’s December, the sun is beating down on us, the days have come and gone and 2015 is almost finished. Once it’s over and done, it’d surprise me if this year is remembered for anything as much as Star...
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Angus’ Game of 2015
Angus Baillie’s Game of the Year 2015: CIBELE Video games sure did knock it out of the park in 2015. From start to finish, barely a month went by without seeing the release of several incredible games....
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Jess’ Game of 2015
Jess Zammit’s Game of the Year 2015 Given that 2015 was such an incredible year for games overall, trying to pick a game of the year almost sent me into crisis mode. Of course there was one that really...
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