Kris Garratt, Author at Cliqist

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Desert Child Review: Left High & Dry

Kris Garratt - December 21, 2018

There's a lot to like about Desert Child, the new game from Oscar Brittain. The graphics hearken back to 90s DOS games, bringing about...

Shape the World with Headliner: NoviNews – Review

Kris Garratt - October 24, 2018

My first play through of Headliner: NoviNews ended with a world in disarray. A politician was dead, my brother was in prison and I...

Scare Yourself Silly With Night Shift

Kris Garratt - October 15, 2018

Puppet Combo make PSX inspired survival horror games. That's it. They're not trying to reinvent the wheel or blow you away with groundbreaking gameplay...

Slasher Horror Dream: Getting to Know Puppet Combo

Kris Garratt - October 12, 2018

October is a month for all things spooky. With that in mind it's the perfect time to delve into solo developer Puppet Combo's back...

Wandersong Reviewed : Extreme Cuteness

Kris Garratt - October 4, 2018

First things first, lets get this out of the way, Wandersong is cute. Extremely cute. Not just because of it's graphics, but it's plot,...

Hands-On With the Chaotic Insanity of Log Jammers

Kris Garratt - September 12, 2018

Log Jammers is an upcoming arcade sports game from Mega Cat Studios that, if the name didn't make it obvious, is another take on ultimate Frisbee....

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From Fan Art to Film Crew: RJ Palmer Talks Detective Pikachu
The recent quality and appeal of CG-heavy films like the upcoming Cats, and Disney’s remakes of The Lion King and Aladdin have been called into question. The film adaptation of Sonic the Hedgehog has experienced tumultuous development, with a universally reviled design undergoing revision. A desire for a return to 2D animated cinema has been […]
Women in Gaming: Borderlands 3 Mission Designer Kate Pitstick
In the veritable shadow of larger-than-life statues of new Borderlands 3 characters at E3 2019, mission and level designer Kate Pitstick got to see her work showcased to thousands. During the bustling exhibition at the Los Angeles Convention Center, Pitstick took the time to talk about her career and work on the latest entry in […]
Equipping Your Emotions in Crystar
Though action RPG Crystar is already available in its native Japan, it will be heading to North America and Europe later this month. Along with promising action-packed gameplay, Crystar carries its own philosophy on emotions. Published by Spike Chunsoft and FuRyu, and developed by Gemdrops, Crystar follows Rei Hatada’s efforts to revive her dead sister, […]
A Community’s Lifespan in Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies
Embodying the spirit of encompassing all gaming, the IndieCade showcase at E3 2019 featured tabletop games too. This included Thorny Games’ Dialect: A Game About Language and How It Dies. But before players can reach the destruction of a language, they have to create it first. Communally Created Words “For every turn of the game, […]
#Voices4Devs: Voice Actors Give Online Support for Game Unionization
As more people working in video games try to form their own union, they’ve recently gotten another burst of online support. Apparently starting on April 2, voice actors united under the #Voices4Devs hashtag on Twitter to call attention to the developers they work with on games. A wide variety of voice actors from AAA titles […]