games

Human Chess 2022-12-01 — Vincent Leeuw

Human Chess

Human Chess has the same rules as normal chess, with one additional mechanic. Starting from move 2, players can claim their opponent’s last move was a top …

An occidental gaming look at Christianity 2022-12-02 — Vincent Leeuw

An occidental gaming look at Christianity

Super Bunnyhop takes a look at the deeper religious elements that are all over Bayonetta. It's an interesting piece on its own, but I was kind of smitten by …

The existential in Red Dead Redemption 2 2022-12-06 — Vincent Leeuw

The existential in Red Dead Redemption 2

There is one notable exception to my ambivalence towards video games, however. A game which I played for hours with thorough enjoyment and zero regret: Red …

The making of Dune II 2022-12-06 — Vincent Leeuw

The making of Dune II

‘In order to give us the most freedom to take the IP into military ground combat realm, we decided to have Dune II take place thousands of years prior to the …

UnDUNE II for PICO-8 2022-12-06 — Vincent Leeuw

UnDUNE II for PICO-8

Speaking of Dune II, here's a demake for (of all things) the PICO-8 called UnDUNE II. It's actually pretty neat to play!

2022-12-06 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202248

I've been playing Sokpop's latest Springblades (SD). It's a Japanese console role-playing game, but heavily streamlined. There's a map on which you can move …

Akka Arrh is coming 2022-12-07 — Vincent Leeuw

Akka Arrh is coming

They had me at "Jeff Minter".

A Christmas tree bauble that plays Doom 2022-12-08 — Vincent Leeuw

A Christmas tree bauble that plays Doom

Christmas is coming again, and generally that means christmas trees and everything in it: lights, streamers, and ofcourse baubles. The holiday is all very …

PS Bath 2022-12-08 — Vincent Leeuw

PS Bath

What it says on the tin, really. https://memewhore.tumblr.com/post/702916237821362176

Armored Core VI 2022-12-09 — Vincent Leeuw

Armored Core VI

Time to mech a.

Transformers-ish co-op game? 2022-12-09 — Vincent Leeuw

Transformers-ish co-op game?

Deep in Hasbro HQ:

Armored Souls VI 2022-12-10 — Vincent Leeuw

Armored Souls VI

In case you weren't hyped yet for Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, here's VaatiVidya doing his lore-magic on the little info that's out there. Damn, he's …

2022-12-10 — Vincent Leeuw

I like bulky bots and I cannot lie

Since October 13 artist Alex Pelayre has been sharing his concept art for the cancelled Transformers: Heavy Metal game that was being developed by Niantic …

24/7 Twitch 2022-12-14 — Vincent Leeuw

24/7 Twitch

Across a broad range of streamers—gamers, dancers, political commentators, or those “just chatting”—it’s common to spend eight, 10, or 12 hours per day on …

2022-12-20 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202250

Only took me seven years, but yes, I've finally started playing The Witcher III: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition (PS5). My first encounter with The Witcher was …

2022-12-26 — Vincent Leeuw

A deep dive into every Yakuza minigame

I was already intimidated by the amount and depth of the mini-games in Yakuza Kiwami. And the management min-game in Like A Dragon was just interesting enough …

2022-12-27 — Vincent Leeuw

Weekplay 202251

Courtesy of Eyepatch Wolf’s year overview I decided to give Fear & Hunger (SD) a spin. And oh boy, does it punch you in the face. Both Eyepatch Wolf and …

cleaner7 2022-12-28 — Vincent Leeuw

cleaner7

Did you know there was a mod for Max Payne 2 being worked on to turn it into killer7 wholesale? No? Well, now you do.

Hidetaka Miyazaki sees death as a feature, not a bug 2022-12-29 — Vincent Leeuw

Hidetaka Miyazaki sees death as a feature, not a bug

“I’ve never been a very skilled player,” Miyazaki told me recently, via Zoom. He was sitting in his office, a book-lined room in the Shinjuku ward of Tokyo. “I …

Set up your Chill Corner 2022-12-29 — Vincent Leeuw

Set up your Chill Corner

Thanks to GAME Watch for pointing out Chill Corner, a free "game" by Vietnamese developer Low-Hi Tech in which you decorate a room and earn currency to …

Yearplay 2022 2022-12-31 — Vincent Leeuw

Yearplay 2022

Looking back at 2022 is a bit strange. There's a black hole of a game in the early months and after that I found myself drawn towards the smaller and often …

Way, way too much information on Pac-Man 2023-01-01 — Vincent Leeuw

Way, way too much information on Pac-Man

It wasn't too long after the release of Pac-Man when word began to spread of players occasionally passing straight through a ghost unharmed, seemingly at …

If you set up your PS5 vertically, you're gonna have a bad time 2023-01-06 — Vincent Leeuw

If you set up your PS5 vertically, you're gonna have a bad time

However it appears that several cases have shown that the PS5’s “seal” between the APU and its cooler can sometimes move or be damaged. When that is the case, …

The end of Minecraft 2023-01-07 — Vincent Leeuw

The end of Minecraft

In 2016 Microsoft bought all of Minecraft. Well, not entirely… A particular little part of it called the ending wasn't. Background/Recap: Eleven years ago, I …