The release of “HROT” serves as an excuse to talk about ‘boomer shooters’. Is it simply a wave of nostalgia or a design philosophy? What are the characteristics by which we can name genres in video games? And why is there a horse with a gas mask here? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

The game that consolidated the saga did so through greater interactivity with the environment, making it, for many years, one of the best games in history. The consequences of its popularity not only changed subsequent “The Legend of Zelda” games, but inspired a multitude of later classics that tried to recapture the magic of the original work. If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

What is emotional in a video game, and could time be a factor in how we become involved in the narrative? “OPUS: Echo of Starsong” is a humble and simple game, but it puts everything in its power to create a highly satisfying dramatic story. This is my review (and recommendation). If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

Now that the remake is launching, we need to talk about the original one. Considered one of the best games in history, its enormous influence has set the standard for the industry’s big leagues to follow, but have AAA games learned the right lesson? Has it stood the test of time? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

The great artistic project of Lucasfilm Games before it rose to fame with “The Secret of Monkey Island” is also the great masterpiece of Brian Moriarty. However, its innovation has not been continued in other games: is it due to the particular context in which it was created? And what does the sound card offer of its time have to do with the mythology it borrows? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

For the third year in a row (and the second one in video format), here’s my list of games released in 2022 that I played and surprised me. A collection of both popular games as well as hidden gems and underrated games, accompanied by a brief commentary on what stood out to me most about those works. If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

This summer I had to clean out the attic of the family home, which meant rediscovering a good deal of video game material stored in boxes. Some of these games, because they were marketed as magazine promotions and collectibles, are hard to find today. …

“Clock Tower” is a necessary step in the history of horror video games, still influential but not exempt from previous influences. Taking as reference the Italian horror cinema and the slasher, this game marked the survival horror without even belonging to the genre, but… Is it good as an adventure game? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).

Faced with the anxiety of existentialism, the cure of love: a happy ending. Or not? “The Song of Saya” is a visual novel written by Gen Urobuchi that exposes a terrifying story of loss of humanity that accompanies the player himself. What if “keep playing” means condemning humanity? What drives us to seek “true endings”? If you like these and other blog posts and want them to continue, please consider donating via https://ko-fi.com/henriquelage or contributing as a Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/henriquelage where you can get early access to the texts and vote for upcoming posts. Chek out also my Youtube channel (with English subtitles).