Googly-eyed anything. Frog on a pride flag. Flowers absolutely everywhere. And you know what? Let’s have a stack of cute dinosaurs. Yes, alternate the colours. And the direction they’re facing! Even better. Amazing. Hmm… maybe it’s missing something, though. Okay, I’ve got it – hear me out. What if they’re...
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If you’re a fan of pixel horror or emotionally-invested stories, recently released French indie game Decarnation must be added to your wishlist (or put straight into that basket!). Released back in May and available through Steam or on the Nintendo Switch, the story puts you in the shoes of cabaret...
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The Boar Games attended last month's UK Games Expo 2023 at NEC Birmingham, given access to the Press Preview on Thursday night and the whole weekend show. Our Sub-editor Jennifer Redding gives her thoughts on all the exhibitors and stalls that featured at the expo!
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With displays housing video game consoles that shaped my childhood, the progress of locally published titles, and stories of several developers’ love for the medium, the Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum currently houses something incredibly special. This is not only through the eyes of my personal love for gaming...
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Modern videogames have many faces. Often, the visual market for games feels split into two: cinematic realism that’s not always but incredibly often the face of triple-A titles that dominate much of the market, or other, more stylised graphics. While a lot may have changed since the first-ever videogames in...
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Fantastical ruins bursting with natural colour, talking animals and engaging puzzles – Sonority has all the makings of a wonderfully thoughtful puzzle experience, and hits most of the right notes. The game delivers on its musical premise pretty well, but has a background sense of almost there to the whole...
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A grizzled narrator introduces you to the dark and dangerous depths of hell. Rivers of crimson flow on all sides. A steady and addictive beat starts up, and in drops our protagonist Zagreus – quite literally from above. He’s on a mission to escape from the underworld and for that,...
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Welcome to The Boar Games‘ Annual Game of the Year List, where we’ll be giving our opinions on our favourite games that have captured our hearts this year. So many amazing titles have been out, with studios releasing anticipated sequels like Horizon Forbidden West and God of War Ragnarök, or...
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While browsing recent sales on the Nintendo Switch E-Shop, I came across 2019 farming game The Stillness of the Wind. With a list of similar simulators on the Switch library that’s only growing, this short indie title stands out in the popular genre with its meaningful reflections on life. The...
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In the summer I picked up the latest instalment in the Pokémon franchise, Pokémon Legends: Arceus. Released back in January of this year, the game set a new precedent for how fans can play in the world of Pokémon. Arceus serves as a fairly distant prequel to 2006’s Diamond and...
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Having saved plenty of ‘inspiration’ posts for designing my Animal Crossing: New Horizons island, the Instagram algorithm has shuffled my suggested posts section to include a community of gamers that play ‘cosy games’. From reels about new ‘cosy’ releases and demonstrations for how to decorate a relaxing play space, the not-so-niche...
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