Harry Kane stat padding again I see

Winter brings many hardships - but it's an essential part of the seasonal cycle in farming sim games like Harvest Moon. 🔗 https://www.eteogames.com/winter-and-death-in-harvest-moon/

Having one of those days where it feels like I’m rolling ones on everything

I’m currently living in the equivalent of that art girl from Kiki’s log cabin, and it’s dope. I’ve got forest and crows around me and everything

Just pulled up to the bar to do some work. In front of a bunch of hockey guys, my laptop decided to do its fancy-schmancy gamer™️ light show, outing me as a big ol NERD

Life above the clouds isn't all it's cracked up to be. Read our article on Apex Legends' city of Olympus, where utopian dreams fell apart in spectacular fashion. https://www.eteogames.com/the-doomed-floating-utopia-of-apex-legends-3/

Staying at a hostel which has an ‘AI’ vending machine which lets you tap your card, then open up the door to take stuff out. The staff said apparently it sometimes charges people like £30 and then refunds them much later on. Anyway seems both trustworthy and necessary

Our monthly roundup is here, helping you catch up on this month's Archetypes articles! On the theme of Investigations we published articles on Ace Attorney, Shenmue and Strange Horticulture - check them out here: https://www.eteogames.com/the-monthly-roundup-investigations/

The Monthly Roundup: Investigations

This month I’m delighted to welcome you back to the Eteo Archetypes newsletter! I hope you were as excited to receive our first Archetype of Volume 2 as we were to get them sent out. As we transition into autumn, cosying up with a great mystery is exactly the

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What makes a great video game investigation? Our writers for this month's theme performed some sterling detective work to find out. Read the set below: 🔗 https://www.eteogames.com/archetypes/#volume-2-investigations

The Sable Design Works books will be getting a reprint, and I will finally be getting my copy. No, really: www.lostincult.co.uk/sable

It’s Sable’s 5th Anniversary! I’ve written some reflections on what the game means to me, and to celebrate I’m delighted to announce that @lostincult.co.uk are reprinting the Sable Design Works Find out more here: www.eteogames.com/sable-turns-...

Sable Turns Five with a Design Works Reprint

Reflecting on the Five-Year Anniversary of Sable, and announcing a reprint of the Sable Design Works art book.

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5 Years ago today, Sable was released to the world. Creative Director @eteogreg.bsky.social reflects on the game and announces a reprint of @lostincult.co.uk's Sable Design Works. Read more: www.eteogames.com/sable-turns-...

Sable Turns Five with a Design Works Reprint

Reflecting on the Five-Year Anniversary of Sable, and announcing a reprint of the Sable Design Works art book.

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Happy birthday to the Persona series, which turns 30 today! To celebrate, we're re-sharing our article on Persona 4, and its ever-changing seasonal tourist town of Inaba. https://www.eteogames.com/seasons-bc-in-persona-4s-tourist-town/

Passing Time in Persona 4's Tourist Town

Inaba's shifting moods, schedules and seasons ask you to spend your time there wisely.

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It's a key feature of both games really... You have the ability to control the direction of gravity as it affects you, and then you start falling the appropriate direction. But it's also in the character's traits... Naive, bumbling and meaning well.

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Gravity Rush 2 contains a special kind of clumsiness - the sort that "emerges from taking to a complex world at speed." 🔗 https://www.eteogames.com/flying-cities-achieving-the-addled-intricacy-of-gravity-rush-2/

Our final Investigations Archetype by @katiewickens.bsky.social is now live! It’s a great piece about unravelling in a cosy place, anxiety creeping in as the player unwinds the narrative yarn before them. Enjoy!

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 3w ago

Despite your best efforts, not everything in life is within your control - and the occult happenings in Strange Horticulture exemplify that. Read our third article on the theme of Investigations, written by Katie Wickens: www.eteogames.com/the-psychols...

Eteo is doing some great work!

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 3w ago

Despite your best efforts, not everything in life is within your control - and the occult happenings in Strange Horticulture exemplify that. Read our third article on the theme of Investigations, written by Katie Wickens: www.eteogames.com/the-psychols...

It's time for a new Archetypes article! Check out this great piece by @katiewickens.bsky.social on the mental strain of dealing with chaotic forces outside of your control in Strange Horticulture. A lesson for the times we live in, perhaps...

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 3w ago

Despite your best efforts, not everything in life is within your control - and the occult happenings in Strange Horticulture exemplify that. Read our third article on the theme of Investigations, written by Katie Wickens: www.eteogames.com/the-psychols...

*explaining fire emblem* so it’s like chess but with personified pieces, every eight years one comes out and it’s the greatest story ever told, then halfway through that time period they release another one where the main character is the Colgate man

Extremely depressing to see how much contempt just about everyone has for video game coverage

Skyrim is going to be 15 years old this November

Entirely unsurprising from this guy, actually

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · 3w ago

Wardogs lead says the studio won't hire people who decry crunch on social media

It's me, your local video game critic, providing some quotes to the BBC on Wolverine and Insomniac Games. Always fun showing these articles to my family (look ma I'm on the BBC etc. etc.) www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

PlayStation gambles with 18-rated Wolverine game - does it pay off?

The BBC's Tom Gerken plays the hotly anticipated superhero game from Spider-Man makers Insomniac.

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Thank you again to @eteogames.bsky.social for the shout-out on this article 😄 Great read 💪

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 3w ago

"Anyone you meet in Shenmue - the gossips standing by a phonebox, passersby walking down the street, or the storeowner behind the counter - can be questioned and potentially help your investigation." 🔗 https://www.eteogames.com/the-indifference-of-shenmues-schedule/

A real pleasure to write for Eteo Games about a game I love delving into - thanks @goneefk.bsky.social and @eteogreg.bsky.social for the opportunity!

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 4w ago

Shenmue's open investigation asks you to navigate intricate NPC schedules and shop opening hours, encouraging you to spend time in the community and avoid rushing through the story. Written by Matthew Reynolds, read our second article on Investigations here: www.eteogames.com/the-indiffer...

Working from home: poorly dog edition

Always kinda validating when you’re one of the few people to stick your neck out and make criticisms of a game in a preview article, then the review embargo drops and those same points are being echoed elsewhere. Like ‘phew ok guess my instincts were right after all’

Shenmue was so revolutionary in so many respects, though its innovations are only only attributed to a few systems (mostly Quick Time events) but it was firing on so many cylinders, and its realtime clock was one of them

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 4w ago

Shenmue's open investigation asks you to navigate intricate NPC schedules and shop opening hours, encouraging you to spend time in the community and avoid rushing through the story. Written by Matthew Reynolds, read our second article on Investigations here: www.eteogames.com/the-indiffer...

"Ryo's quest fits into Shenmue's world, and not the other way round" This week we have an awesome article by @mattreyn.games on navigating Shenmue's suburban world, which feels real and intricate precisely because it refuses to be convenient for the player. Enjoy!

Eteo Games@eteogames.bsky.social · 4w ago

Shenmue's open investigation asks you to navigate intricate NPC schedules and shop opening hours, encouraging you to spend time in the community and avoid rushing through the story. Written by Matthew Reynolds, read our second article on Investigations here: www.eteogames.com/the-indiffer...