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The Witcher Adventure Game

Posted on 15.2.201515.2.2015 by Jussi Laasonen

The Wither Adventure Game by Ignacy Trzewiczek from CD Project Red and Fantasy Flight Games is an entertaining board game for two to four players in the dark fantasy world of The Witcher books by Andrzej Sapkowski. The players choose one of the familiar heroes Geralt, Triss Merigold, Dandelion or Yarpen Zigrin and roam the lands fulfilling quest and tasks for victory points. The game offers a fun experience for the fans of franchise but those looking for a highly competitive game or a storytelling epic may find the mechanics bit shallow. Continue reading “The Witcher Adventure Game” →

Review: Limbo

Posted on 1.5.20118.1.2015 by Jussi Laasonen

Just completed Limbo on my Xbox 360. It is a refreshing take on the platformer genre with black and white film style graphics, eerie landscapes and physics based puzzles. The whole game is single large level without any transitions, although game can be started at certain check points once they are reached. This gives the game a nice feel of continuity.

Limbo is not particularly hard and it is possible to play it through on one sitting. Still many of the puzzles require thinking, experimenting and lots of deaths to complete. Fortunately checkpoints are always near and game does not get frustrating even if some puzzles require several retries.

The game looks very nice and it’s visual style sets it apart from other games. Apart from ambient hum there are very few background sounds, but when there is sound it makes a good impact — be it a trap springing or a rolling boulder. Overall the game is very enjoyable if bit short. I recommend it to all Xbox 360 players.

Released: 21.7.2010
Platform: Xbox 360
Developer: Playdead
Publisher: Xbox LIVE Arcade

Board Game Reviews: Tigris & Euphrates, Oltre Mare and Sid Meier’s Civilization The Board Game

Posted on 27.3.201117.1.2013 by Jussi Laasonen

I have bought a few board games lately: Tigris & Euphrates, Oltre Mare and Sid Meier’s Civilization The Board Game. Here are short reviews for each game.