Before I Forget is a touching look at the fragility and importance of our memories, told through exploring the home of a woman suffering from dementia.
Category: Reviews
‘Nimbatus – The Space Drone Constructor’ Taught Me to Enjoy Sandbox Games
Nimbatus – The Space Drone Constructor is a sandbox game for people who don’t usually like sandbox games. People like me.
‘a new life’ Depicts the Challenges of Love in Difficult Times
Angela He’s a new life captures the lives of August & May, and how one can experience the titular new life in many different ways during a pandemic.
‘Heal’ Fosters an Understanding & Appreciation of Life and Friends
Jesse Makkonen’s Heal brought a tear to my eye, its narrative of an elderly gentleman reminding of the loving connections in my own life.
‘Moving Out’ Delights as You Empty Houses in a Hurry
The delivery guys usually leave exhausted when helping me move. Moving Out‘s gameplay reminds me of those guys, but here, they’re all too happy to break OSHA laws.
‘The Flower Collectors’ Sees Animals Solving Murders in 1970’s Barcelona
Jorge, a cynical wheelchair-bound ex-cop, teams up with the plucky journalist Melinda after they both witness a murder in Mi’pu’mi’s The Flower Collectors.
‘Cubether’ Makes Varied Cubes Work Together to Win
Cubether is a game about tethering cubes correctly, and in the process, showed me that I had to think outside the cube box, sometimes.
‘Circadian Dice’ Offers Quick, Compelling Dice-Shaping Adventures
Shuffle Up Games’ Circadian Dice is a little game of dice-manipulation and dungeon delving. It sneakily promises short play sessions and then draws you in for hours.
‘DIVINATION’ Seeks to Know Fates in a Gloomy Future
Divination has always been a dividing force between believers and skeptics. Is it truly possible to divine one’s future, or is the future malleable, shaped by our actions in the present?
‘Secret Signs’ Uncovers Wonders Hidden in Plain Sight
What’s the first thing you think of when the phrase ‘puzzle game’ is said? Some semblance of an end goal? Perhaps some cryptic instructions on how to proceed?
‘Devil’s Hunt’ Punches Angels & Demons in the Face
Layopi Games’ Devil’s Hunt is a strange creature – neither quite fully convincing as a character action game nor as guilty b-movie pleasure. And yet, I had my fun.