So writing this review has been a little hard. Reason is, I’m a die hard Tekken fan. It is my favourite arcade fighter next to Mortal Kombat. So upon hearing that Namco Bandai were working with Nintendo, and the Pokemon company to produce a Pokemon based “Tekken fighter”, it certainly raised my eyebrow.
Walking simulators. Love them, or hate them, if the writing is done right, you’re in for an emotional experience. They may not have the flashiest gameplay, nor will they ever be on a Game of the Year list, but they can be memorable as any Triple-A developed title release.
So let me tell you, I have been binging everything point-and-click thanks to Life is Strange. I was not a fan of point-and-click games whatsoever. I thought the genre died along with Monkey Island, years ago. It was always a genre I believed was completely niche, and had no place on the mainstream market. Something that “had zero gameplay” and “no substance”. Wow, I can now write this and say that, I was completely, and utterly wrong.
Eight months ago, I stumbled across this absolute gem by chance, but thought nothing of it… at first. I’m not a huge fan of the “point-and-click” genre at all. However, anything to do with Time Travel, or manipulation of time has always intrigued me. It’s something about the whole mystique about time manipulation, and the excitement behind the idea that “it could possibly happen”, but we all know that it’s impossible.
It’s purely random and completely impulse buys like this, that really make me love gaming. Life is Strange is something I was completely looking to avoid altogether. I personally, am in the minority that the point-and-click genre in gaming, has had it’s time and has become a thing of the past. Don’t get me wrong, […]
