Today we’re talking about one of those games that you play through in an afternoon: “Cocoon.” Advertising “world-leaping” puzzles and the unraveling of a “cosmic secret”, this game sounds very promising. The screenshots and videos also look interesting – but is it actually fun? Contains spoilers!
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No Man’s Skyrim or: Fallout in Space
After we played “No Man’s Sky” really intensively this year (and were very disappointed in the end), I didn’t have another space game on my list – until I became aware of “Starfield”. Bethesda is releasing a space adventure game, and God and the world were excited about it; apparently it just passed me by completely. Since it was included in GamePass, we played it right when it was released – and I came to a surprising conclusion. This article contains spoilers!
Continue readingBeyond the Edge
In the article about “Justin Wack”, I already mentioned that we recently have played several games from the classic point & click genre. The selling point here (besides the shameless exploitation of romanticized memories of old times) is that you bring back the brilliant humor, the innovative puzzles and the good storytelling of the masterpieces of the time. You can read here whether and how today’s game, “Beyond the Edge of Owlsgard”, succeeds.
Continue readingThe Walking Nino
Today I won’t beat around the bush for long: we’re talking about by far the worst game I’ve ever streamed. Whoever expects a balanced rating with positive and negative points, should go now. You can read here about exactly what makes me so upset about “The Walking Dead: The Telltale Definitive Edition”.
Continue readingJustin Wack or just whack?
Today we’re talking about a point & click adventure game that aims to revive the spirit of the old classics. There are lots of pop culture references and crazy humor, time travel and robots! Wait, you don’t know which of the many “reboots” of the good old days I’m talking about? No wonder, there are enough of them now. You can read here whether “Justin Wack and the Big Time Hack” can stand out from the masses positively!
Continue readingDeath burns out
I haven’t played many roguelikes yet, simply because the principle doesn’t really appeal to me. I still gave today’s title “Have a Nice Death” a chance – it seemed like an interesting game full of gallows humor and interesting fights. Since I discontinued pretty early on, the conclusion is probably clear – but I would still like to say a few words about it.
Continue readingThe weird West
Today’s game was another one of those random discoveries I sometimes make. Advertised on the GamePass homepage, “Weird West” almost seemed like an entertaining indie title that you play through in one, maybe two streams. The ratings were definitely positive, but not outstanding – it seemed worth a try. You can read here how much it was really worth in the end and how weird the whole experience actually was.
Continue readingIndiana Nino is looking for Atlantis
Each of us has films or series that we can watch over and over again without ever getting tired of them – for me the Indiana Jones films definitely belong in this category (yes, even the fourth one – I haven’t watched the fifth one yet). So it probably didn’t surprise anyone that I loved the “Lego Indiana Jones” video games. What I didn’t know for a long time: there is also Indiana Jones Point & Click Adventures! We’re talking about one of them today: the fate of Atlantis!
Continue readingIt’s all about size now
We talked a while ago about a game that I really liked – “Superliminal”. I mentioned in the accompanying blog post that I have played several games with a focus on perspective; Today we’re talking about the second game of this kind, “Maquette”. Read here where the similarities and differences lie and how I liked it. (contains spoilers!)
Continue readingVery carefully – Nino and the “Cozy Games”
Today it’s not just about a game, but about a whole genre – so-called “cozy games”, i.e. feel-good games. We still had time after “Superliminal” and played a short but interesting representative of this genre. In “Assemble with Care” we fix things and discover how to create relaxation while preventing boredom.
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