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Alone in the Dark review; two characters in a dark room

Alone in the Dark review: beautifully creepy visual design can't hide a lack of polish

By Ian Dean published

The 1992 cult horror game is reimagined… as a cult horror game.

Gaming
Brothers A Tale of Two Sons Remake review; two characters sit on a bench overlooking a coastline

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons Remake review: a beautifully Grimm revamp

By Ian Dean published

Bringing back all the feels.

Gaming
Ultros review; a strange character sits in a chair

Ultros review: like a '90s cartoon drawn by Moebius

By Ian Dean published

It's a grower.

Gaming
Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League review; three comic characters stare at a green orb

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League review: Rocksteady at its best, in a genre at its worst

By Ian Dean published

Clever, complex and visually impressive, but also so very dull.

Gaming
Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora review; an alien horse and a red tree

Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora review: a visual spectacle held back by old ideas

By Ian Dean published

Na'vigating old ground.

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The Invincible review; a retro flying saucer on a sandy planet

The Invincible review: beautiful art direction, but not for everyone

By Ian Dean published

Inspired by Stanislaw Lem’s novel, The Invincible is a celebration of retrofuturism and Golden Age design.

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Ghostrunner 2 review; a neon lit city

Ghostrunner 2 review (PS5): beautiful design let down by a need to grow up

By Ian Dean published

Ghostrunner 2 is a sharply designed sequel that tries too hard.

Video Game Design
Blasphemous 2 review; a small knight runs across a sandy environment in a pixel art game

Blasphemous 2 review: a beautifully grotesque sequel

By Ian Dean published

A little different but still as creatively macabre as before, here's why I love Blasphemous 2.

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Synapse review; a man runs through a portal

Synapse review: an artistic triumph but something's missing

By Ian Dean published

Perfect VR design but limited.

Gaming
C-Smash VRS review; a future sports courts

C-Smash VRS review: art and arcade collide on PSVR 2

By Ian Dean last updated

Serving up a Dreamcast cult classic in VR, is this PSVR 2's first multiplayer hit?

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