Tag: LudoNarraCon
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LudoNarraCon: The Narrative Games Festival Returns in May
The fifth edition of Fellow Traveller’s digital narrative games festival, LudoNarraCon, will take place from May 4 to 8. The festival will feature panels from both established and up-and-coming developers, and a total of 44 games will be exhibited. LudoNarraCon 2023 is an initiative by Fellow Traveller, a label known for creating engaging narrative games…
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Czech Full Motion Adventure, Svoboda 1945: Liberation, Arrives in August
Svoboda 1945: Liberation, the upcoming Czech full-motion adventure about war, dictatorship and family traumas, arrives this August. Svoboda 1945: Liberation is developed by Charles Games, a Prague-based studio focused on exploring the narrative possibilities of video games. This is also their second game, and the sequel to the critically acclaimed Apple Design Award nominee, Attentat…
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Mind Scanners Review: Wonderfully Weird – PC Review
As the oscillations of synth-wave washed over the glowing red-tinted crunchy pixels, I knew I was in for something good. Although its obtuse mechanics and strict deadlines can lead to moments of frustration, the unrelenting weirdness of Mind Scanners’ take on dystopian bureaucracy is a thrilling trip that anyone with a love for Orwellian nightmares…
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State of Play and Representation in Video Games – Crater Corner Podcast
This week on the Crater Corner podcast, the boys cover PlayStation’s April State of Play, Cyberpunk 2077’s new hotfix and developer interview, and minority groups in video games. How to Listen to the Crater Corner Podcast If you can’t see your favourite podcast app written above, then try searching us on the app. Otherwise, let…
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PS3 and PSVita Stores Aren’t Closing and LudoNarraCon 2021
This week, the boys cover Song of Horror coming to consoles, Spiritfarer hitting 500,000 sales, Ps3 and PsVita stores are staying open and LudoNarraCon 2021. How to Listen to the Crater Corner Podcast Anchor Spotify Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Pocket Casts If you can’t see your favourite podcast app written above, then try searching us…
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A Space For The Unbound: Hi-Bit Narrative Bliss – Demo Preview
When initially scrolling through the games in this year’s LudoNarraCon, it only took a single look at the screenshots to sell me on A Space For The Unbound. I hopped into the prologue and was immediately taken in by its hyper-detailed hi-bit rendition of Indonesia in the 1990s and drawn into the heartwarming magical realist narrative. In…
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Mind Scanners: Papers Please Meets 1984 – Demo Preview
While there have been some attempts to capture the brilliance of Lucas Pope’s Paper’s Please, none have innovated and scratched that pencil-pushing itch for me as much as the demo for the upcoming game Mind Scanners. In this dystopian future, you take control of a mind-altering cog in the machine, clamping down on anyone not…
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TUNIC: A Nostalgic Soulslike – Demo Preview
Featuring in this year’s Ludonaracon round-up of demos is TUNIC. It is a golden-hour lit hack and slash adventure game that combines the melancholic atmosphere and combat of Hyperlight Drifter with a warm blanket of comforting nostalgia. “Underneath the combat is a satisfying Metroidvania experience” From looking through initial screenshots and playing through the first…
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Kraken Academy!!: Crazy Fun – Demo Preview
Kraken Academy!! is one of many of the LudoNarraCon demos I’ve gotten a chance to play. However, it is by far the most hectically brilliant one I’ve played. With an off-the-walls narrative, hilarious dialogue and gorgeous character art, Kraken Academy!! has definitely become one of my most anticipated indie games of 2021. “While the Kraken…
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Teacup: A Wholesome Cup Of Tea – Demo Preview
The moment I started playing Teacup, I fell in love. This demo, which I thankfully got the chance to play over LudoNarraCon 2021, is perhaps the most wholesome game I’ve ever played. It is absolutely gorgeous, beautifully quaint and exceptionally unique. I will happily admit that I loved each and every minute of my time…
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No Longer Home: A Beautifully Bleak Portrayal Of Life – Demo Preview
If this year’s LudoNarraCon event has taught me anything, it’s that narrative-heavy games are my bread and butter. I love them all, from the downright quirky to the solemnly poignant. No Longer Home fits into the latter category. Despite being a bleak portrayal of the downtrodden youth culture in the UK, something I am all…
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Minute Of Islands: Nothing Quite Like It – Demo Preview
I can well and truly say that I’ve never played anything quite like Minute of Islands. It is wholly unique in both concept and design, with an uncomfortably eerie narrative set across extraordinarily detailed and horrifying environments. Its demo offers an insight into a game that will undoubtedly go down in history as one of…