Tall Story Games’ Tom Hardwidge serves up a taste of Heir of the Dog in a demo and video interview from AdventureX

Tall Story Games’ Tom Hardwidge serves up a taste of Heir of the Dog in a demo and video interview from AdventureX

by Laura Cress | Nov 9, 2023 | Interview

Starting out as an already very polished free game made for AdvXJam in 2020 called Hair of the Dog, and from the developer of the excellent full-fledged point-and-click adventure game Lucy Dreaming, the updated and newly rebranded Heir of the Dog rightfully drew a...
AdventureX 2023 demo round-up – Plenty of treasures unearthed at the narrative games convention in London

AdventureX 2023 demo round-up – Plenty of treasures unearthed at the narrative games convention in London

by Laura Cress | Nov 8, 2023 | Preview

Whilst it may have been a somewhat rainy, windswept November weekend in London, there was nothing but warmth felt inside the University of Greenwich as AdventureX opened up for another year. The UK narrative gaming convention is now in its 12th outing and showed no...
The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo review – Gorgeously absurd hand-animated puzzler suffers from mechanical disconnect

The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo review – Gorgeously absurd hand-animated puzzler suffers from mechanical disconnect

by Laura Cress | Sep 20, 2023 | Review

The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo is a hand-drawn 2D point-and click adventure from Spanish director and animator Nacho Rodriguez, which shines in its surrealist, cartoonish art style but is let down by imprecise controls. This might come as no surprise in light of what Mr....
Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part Two: Agatha Christie, Tintin, Dustborn and other assorted genre gems

Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part Two: Agatha Christie, Tintin, Dustborn and other assorted genre gems

by Laura Cress | Sep 2, 2023 | Preview

In the second and final roundup of my recent intensive experience at Germany’s Gamescom, one of the biggest annual in-person gaming events in the world (find part one here), I’ve once again broken down all the various demos I got to try out into neat little categories...
Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part One: Harold Halibut, Rusty Lake and other funny, surreal puzzling adventures

Gamescom 2023 Round-up – Part One: Harold Halibut, Rusty Lake and other funny, surreal puzzling adventures

by Laura Cress | Aug 30, 2023 | Preview

Another year, another Gamescom! It sure is wonderful to be able to say that about the annual German gaming event, given the absence of a similarly huge in-person conference, E3, earlier this year. Thankfully there was nothing to stop me from heading once again back to...
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