Review: 🎮 Alan Wake 2 is undeniable art under threat from its own narrative’s ambitions 🎮

13 years after bestselling writer Alan Wake went missing, a string of ritualistic murders occurs in the town of Bright Falls, Washington. Saga Anderson, an FBI agent, is sent in to investigate the killings, where she finds herself tangled in a supernatural horror story rewriting reality. Continue reading Review: 🎮 Alan Wake 2 is undeniable art under threat from its own narrative’s ambitions 🎮

Review: 🎮 Control is a masterclass in both storytelling and third-person action 🎮

Jesse Faden experienced a horrific, unworldly event as a child, an event that led to the disappearance of all the adults in her town of Ordinary. Separated from her brother by a shadowy government agency, Jesse, now an adult, is guided by a mysterious force to the Oldest House, the current residence of the Federal Bureau of Control. Intent on finding out what happened to her brother, Jesse will have to contend with a house in disarray as a malevolent force known as The Hiss corrupts and spreads, aiming for a world that has no idea such a threat even exists. Continue reading Review: 🎮 Control is a masterclass in both storytelling and third-person action 🎮

Review: 🎮 Alan Wake’s light can’t quite pierce the darkness of its age, but its shining narrative exudes a bright future 🎮

Troubled author Alan Wake embarks on a desperate search for his missing wife, Alice. Following her mysterious disappearance from the Pacific Northwest town of Bright Falls, he discovers pages of a horror story he has supposedly written, but he has no memory of. Wake is soon forced to question his sanity, as page by page, the story comes true before his eyes: a hostile presence of supernatural darkness is taking over everyone it finds, turning them against him.

He has no choice but to confront the forces of darkness armed only with his flashlight, a handgun and what remains of his shredded mind. His nightmarish journey to find answers to the mind-bending mystery he faces will lead him into the terrifying depths of the night. Continue reading Review: 🎮 Alan Wake’s light can’t quite pierce the darkness of its age, but its shining narrative exudes a bright future 🎮

Review: 🎮 Dead Space is arguably the best sci-fi horror game even over a decade from its release 🎮

Only the dead survive…

A massive deep-space mining ship, the USG Ishimura, goes dark after unearthing a strange artifact on a distant planet. Engineer Isaac Clarke embarks on the repair mission, only to uncover a nightmarish blood bath — the ship’s crew horribly slaughtered and infected by alien scourge. Continue reading Review: 🎮 Dead Space is arguably the best sci-fi horror game even over a decade from its release 🎮