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The (in)Complete Picture

August 25, 2019 Jennifer Unkle

How do you talk about a game that, through its own design, asks the player to remain silent? That thought…

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Posted in: Articles, Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: Adventure, FMV, Her Story, Jennifer Unkle, PC, Review, Sam Barlow, Telling Lies

Fear of Commitment: Tokyo Dark’s Player Choice Problem

October 14, 2017 Jennifer Unkle

Here’s a quick thought experiment: how do you write a compelling, agency-driven character without turning them into a blank slate?…

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Posted in: Articles, Editorials, Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: Adventure, horror, Jennifer Unkle, Review, Tokyo Dark, visual novel

The Joys of Agony

September 11, 2017 Jennifer Unkle

In the seven months since Nier: Automata’s release, I’ve played through a number of heavy-hitters and memorable gems alike, yet…

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Posted in: Articles, Editorials, Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: Decadus, Drakengard, Drakengard 3, Jennifer Unkle, JRPG, masochism, Mikhail, Nier Automata, PS3, Review, Square-Enix, Yoko Taro, Zero

Hitman Intro Pack: Fashionable Entrance

March 24, 2016 Jennifer Unkle

When I put time aside for a book or start a new show on Netflix, I tend to make the…

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Posted in: Articles, Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: Episodic, Hitman, Overscan, PC, PS4, Review, Six Dettmar, Xbox One

Read Only Memories Review: These Fragments of Time

October 19, 2015 Jennifer Unkle

I often find myself disgruntled with retro indie games. Though the style’s significant titles revitalize their genre of choice with…

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Posted in: Articles, Editorials, Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: Adventure, cyberpunk, PC, queer, Read Only Memories, Review

Until Dawn Review: Teenage Wasteland

September 18, 2015 Jennifer Unkle

It’s an average weekend evening, and I’m camped out in my friends’ living room, watching two teens edged ever closer…

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Posted in: Articles, Reviews Filed under: acting, Adventure, cinematic, David Cage, horror, PS4, Review, Until Dawn

Volume Review: Unsubscribed

August 20, 2015 Jennifer Unkle

On its face, Volume is an ambitious step up for Mike Bithell and his merry collaborators after their critical darling,…

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Posted in: Articles, Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: Bithell Games, Mike Bithell, PC, PS Vita, PS4, Review, stealth action games, Thomas was Alone, Volume

Review: Castles in the Sky

October 25, 2013 Jennifer Unkle

As a culture, we often romanticize the large moments of triumph, like scoring the winning goal, finishing the last stretch…

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Posted in: Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: Castles in the Sky, Indie, PC, Review, The Tall Trees

The Monaco Job

April 24, 2013 Jennifer Unkle

  Picture this; you’re casing a bank with three other partners in crime, each bringing their own skillset to the…

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Posted in: Reviews, Scanline Original Filed under: 360, Indie, Monaco, PC, Review, Steam, XBLA

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