Narrative – Play Critically

While Waiting Review

While Waiting is fearless, unafraid to challenge with the unorthodox, to be uneventful for long periods, and to believe its audience will like it.

Once Harold Halibut’s visual novelty wears off, what’s left is a lumbering plot and set pieces that only gesture at interactivity.

The Bookwalker: Thief of Tales’ intriguing setting and striking visuals keep me engaged when its mechanics do not.

Venba’s puzzling recipes are nice, but the real reason to play is its heartfelt and sometimes devastating narrative.

Wayward Strand is an easy recommendation for anyone looking for something slower, quieter, and sweeter.

Endling effectively employs adventure and survival mechanics to make its pro-environmentalism points.

Disco Elysium is intricate, dense, and often genius. It is also slow, unfocused, and sometimes boring.

80 Days is one of the most delightful videogames I have had the pleasure to write about on this website.

I cannot recall the last videogame I finished with more conflicting feelings.

Unpacking’s activity is removing things from boxes. The game is understanding what those things tell me about the unseen protagonist.