Kyle Leclair

It always feels celebratory yet awkward whenever a franchise announces some sort of return to its roots. On one hand, you're always happy to see familiar faces and setups again. On the other, sometimes such an approach can have the air of pandering or a lack of creativity. And so when Life is Strange: Double Exposure was

When at least one person connected to a narrative game such as Neva promotes it by saying something like "you will cry," it's hard not to scoff at least a bit. Sure, developers Nomada Studio have been able to make emotionally-moving stuff before, as seen with their previous game with Devolver Digital, Gris, and Neva

There were many classic video game magazines published over the past several decades, but arguably, the king of them was Electronic Gaming Monthly. It's multi-person reviews, more mature attitude, style, and humor, and its unflinching yet fair looks at all sorts of games made them a massive success back in the day, and even bits like their famous "Sheng Long" April Fool's joke had a huge impact on gaming culture. Lasting from 1989 to 2014 (with a hiatus from 2009 to 2010 after Ziff-Davis initially canceled it and founder Steve Harris purchased the rights months later), EGM has over 260 issues under its belt covering twenty-five years of gaming history. And now, EGM is officially commemorating that legacy with the Electronic Gaming Monthly Compendium, whose Kickstarter campaign officially began today.

Well, it's a day that ends in "y," so you know what that means: time for another indie game that's a throwback to fifth-generation survival horror games. I kid, though, but it really does seem like developers are trying to recapture that PS1-era magic quite a bit these days. It only feels like yesterday that Crow Country

Earlier this year, we saw the debut of Love Eternal, a new horror platformer to be published by Ysbryd Games that serves as the debut from developers brlka. And now, straight from today's Indie Horror Showcase and just in time for Halloween, we have a brand-new gameplay trailer for the title, which you can check out below. Though while seeing more gameplay is obviously a definite highlight, another is a potential deeper look at the game's narrative and presentation, which hints at different perspectives when it comes to telling the story, and also different ways it may be able to mess with the player as well...

Amanda the Adventurer was a pleasant little surprise last year. Coming from developers MANGLEDmaw Games, it initially seemed like your typical "mascot horror" indie game that subverts a piece of kids' entertainment, in this case education programs such as Dora the Explorer. It ended up giving way to a more puzzle-oriented title, however, similar to The 7th Guest,

This writer has seen at least one person make the argument about how Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge opened the door for all sorts of old-school pixel art beat-'em-ups based on'80s and '90s franchises, and they certainly have the evidence to back it all up. Last month alone saw the releases of The Karate Kid: Street Rumble

Much like in the first game, Life is Strange: Double Exposure's protagonist Max Caulfield still has an instant camera as their instrument of choice, complete with a spiffy new Polaroid sponsorship

Life is Strange: Double Exposure doesn't have much in the way of traditional puzzles that you'd find in an adventure game, but it does have one notable artifact that you can come across: The Abraxas puzzle box, crafted by the somewhat mischievous and elite Abraxas Society that you'll encounter parts of. It's not the most complex of puzzle boxes, but it does have at least one or two notable segments, and given that it's spread out over two chapters, you could potentially miss out on it. It's an optional puzzle, but a fun one, so let's get to solving it...

Two Point Museum is set to get spooky with its campaign at one point, inviting you to experience the supernatural at Wailon Lodge...