Recent reviews by Churchill

Well Grounded, Poorly Executed

Telltale tried to adapt the popular A Song of Ice and Fire series into a narrative-driven adventure game in their own Game of Thrones. A rich world filled with deep history, intrigue, deceit, and more seems the perfect backdrop for just about any medium—this is particularly true for the narrative-driven Telltale style. While Telltale does a good job of making you feel as though you’re in Westeros, it ends up being a less than middling entry into their growing library of games.

Telltale’s obvious love and care for the source material is both its greatest strength and biggest area of weakness in Game of Thrones. Its world is full of the conniving backstabbers we’re used to seeing in King’s Landing—the place where nothing is as it seems, and you don’t really know anyone’s true intentions is just so in Telltale’s Game of Thrones ...

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http://techraptor.net/2014/05/21/transistor-review/ - 96/100

The best way to sum up what is so great about Transistor is just Supergiant’s attention to detail. Everything, from what you see on screen visually to the various systems and mechanics in the game, is full of detail, each piece crafted for a specific purpose.

Transistor is a game full of emotion, oozing with style and wonder in both its presentation and the world its set in, and its combat system impressively lends itself to a multitude of playstyles. It is one of the few games that should appeal to just about anyone who is interested in gaming.