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Battlestar Galactica: Scattered Hopes - All This Has Happened Before, But Never This Well

While I appreciated how much of the world Alt Shift got right, the experience never felt quite as harrowing as its premise promised. So much of the pressure and drama in Scattered Hopes comes from management systems that feel very sterile, while the combat is the only part that feels tense and decisive in a satisfying way.

Games

Antal Bokor

Moomintroll: Winter’s Warmth — A Beautifully Bittersweet Introduction to a Nordic Icon

There’s something nostalgic about Moomintroll, even if I don’t directly remember it before playing the demo for Winter’s Warmth at the Steam Next Fest. Created by Finnish-Swedish author Tove Jansson in 1945, the Moomin franchise has steadily evolved from beloved children's literature into a multi-generational global empire.

Games

Antal Bokor

The Crash on Netflix Sparks Intense Debate While Topping Charts

One of the reasons I fear for the future is the same reason I have hope for it. There’s very little barrier to entry to create. As long as you have internet access and a smart phone (or cell service and a smartphone) you can be a streamer, a podcaster, a YouTuber or...make a documentary.

Marielle Bokor

Gears and Grind: Clockwork Ambrosia is a 14-Year Labor of Love

The player character Iris isn’t your usual action hero. Instead, she’s an airship captain, so she’s more used to engineering than fighting. When she finds herself stranded on an island and trying to solve a mystery that involves fighting legions of automatons, she puts that expertise to work on making her weapons do most of the job for her. I mean, work smarter not harder, right?

Antal Bokor