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Thursday, July 22 2010

Adventure Goes Awry in ‘The Lost Cyclist’

A frustrating tale of official intransigence, ethnic strife, and blockheaded American shortsightedness.


Wednesday, October 1 2008

Adventure: Adventure

Carpark continues to document Wham City's enchantment with juvenalia, this time taking on some chiptune teenage victory songs.


Friday, July 11 2008

Myst

Myst, after all these years, still has something to say to us.


Wednesday, June 18 2008

Insecticide

The most interesting element of the plot is the fact that humans have become subservient to insects.


Friday, June 13 2008

Okami (Wii Version)

Not only does it not make sense for Okami to look any other way, but moreover, it makes no sense for any other game to look like Okami.


Wednesday, April 9 2008

Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None

Why shouldn't a port at least remove things that were flawed in the original game?


Monday, March 31 2008

Lost: Via Domus

Meet Elliot, one of the few heretofore faceless survivors of the ill-fated Oceanic Flight 815.


Wednesday, February 20 2008

Blackwell Unbound

Lauren Blackwell is a woman with a pack-a-day habit and a growing emotional apathy that comes from constantly staring at the end of existence and sending people there.


Thursday, January 24 2008

Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Trials and Tribulations

Phoenix is wiser, older, and far more battle-weary than before.


Monday, January 21 2008

Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros Treasure

Zack and Wiki looks very much like one would expect a game called Zack and Wiki to look -– and that's not a bad thing.


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