Hello everyone. As you may have noticed, the majority of games under consideration in our discussion series (with spoilers) have been so-called ‘walking simulators’, the arguably pejorative and dismissive term coined for first-person narrative adventures. That wasn’t necessarily always the intention, although after a certain point the prospect of catching up with a selection of […]

For some reason, November 2001 has been retained in my head as the significant month when it comes to the origins of this site: I figured while it probably was not when Stoo put the first incarnation of FFG online, it was at least roughly when my initial ramblings were published. This is, it turns […]

Hi there. Today we have a review of an old PC game. I know, I know: stop it with all the crazy new ideas. The title in question is Crusader: No Remorse.

Inside The Big Cardboard Box is where we delve into the history of the largely defunct world of boxed PC games, with a particular emphasis on all the ones I used to own, but later gave away or sold. I don’t know why, but Empire’s Xplosiv range is the one that I most associate with […]

Hello! We have another double-bill for you today. For the retrospective, there’s a look back at the original Grand Theft Auto, released in 1997 and covered here in 2004. And, just in time for news of its removal from sale, with a ‘remastered’ version apparently around the corner, we also have a review of 2003’s […]

Hi there. While acknowledging that even the vaguest notions of topicality in these parts are by now long gone, it’s only just over a month since the last Olympics finished, so we’re only a little bit late with this review. (Or, alternatively, we’re about 34 months early for the next one, however you want to […]

Inside The Big Cardboard Box is where we delve into the history of the largely defunct world of boxed PC games, with a particular emphasis on all the ones I used to own, but later gave away or sold. So far, one of the stated aims of this series – to try and remember what […]

Welcome again to Discussion: [indie game] (spoilers!), a series in which we discuss an indie game, with spoilers. Today’s game is The Suicide of Rachel Foster (developed by One O One Games and published by Daedalic Entertainment in 2020), in which you play as Nicole Wilson, a young woman returning, after the death of her […]

Hi there. It’s a twin-helping of 90s racing action for you today, all in the name of the site’s 20th anniversary. For the retrospective, we’re going back for another look at The Need for Speed, which we first reviewed here long ago. And for the new piece, we finally get around to producing a write-up […]

Hello! Apologies for the somewhat sporadic content in recent months, even by our standards. However, a return to our usual pattern of semi-regular updates should follow. Despite this review coming a little later than planned, I’m pleased to confirm that we can round off our coverage of the Mass Effect trilogy with this write-up of […]