Open Roads Review (PC)
When I saw Open Roads a month and some change ago, I honestly wasn’t too sure about it. The devs were banking on a good story and great acting but didn’t show much interactivity during the presentation. The hands-off preview was just a taste of what was to come, but it was obvious from the get-go that narrative and acting were leading the way with interactivity taking a firm backseat. Now, the lac...[Read More]
Open Roads – Hands-off Preview
Digitalchumps was privy to a preview opportunity to see Annapurna Interactive’s upcoming story-driven title Open Roads. The presentation was a developer-led hands-off experience that showed a strong set of characters and what could only be described and perceived as an emotional journey for a mother and daughter dealing with grief. The presentation from developer Open Roads Team previewed an inter...[Read More]
Cocoon Review
Several times throughout Cocoon I experienced the exhilarating feeling of figuring out the solution to a problem a second too late. In many of the best puzzle games of our time–Portal 2, The Witness, and Inside to name a few–players will spend time gawking at a piece of environment trying to decipher how their given tool set will get them from Point A to Point B. Often, however, the en...[Read More]
Stray Review (Xbox Series X)
Last year, Alex Tudor reviewed Stray for the PlayStation 5 and found an intriguing adventure that was mainly driven by playing a cat in a larger-than-normal cat video game experience. It’s a sentiment that most of us can agree on wholeheartedly. Playing as a cat is something you don’t get to do too often with a story-driven game. Don’t get me wrong, I love playing Catlateral Damage from Manekoware...[Read More]
Maquette set to launch on Xbox and PC July 19th
It’s one helluva puzzle game, folks. Gorgeous to boot. Anyway, the official details are below. OS ANGELES – July 13, 2023 – Maquette, the critically acclaimed first-person puzzle game developed by Graceful Decay and published by Annapurna Interactive, will be launching on Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Windows Games and Xbox Game Pass on July 19, 2023. This new platform expansion follows the t...[Read More]
Annapurna Interactive Showcase announced for June 29th
This is probably going to be good. Check out the official details below. The Annapurna Interactive Showcase provides a first look at new titles, gameplay footage, teaser trailers, and developer partnerships. This year’s Showcase will stream on the official Annapurna Interactive Twitch, YouTube, and Twitter channels. Annapurna Interactive, founded in 2016, works with game creators from around the w...[Read More]
Cocoon uncovered for Summer Game Fest
Check out that trailer below and the official details with it. Anything Annapurna Interactive has my money. Los Angeles – June 8, 2023 – During the Day of the Devs Showcase today, developer Geometric Interactive and publisher Annapurna Interactive unveiled a further look into the highly anticipated sci-fi adventure game, COCOON, sharing a new gameplay video showcasing the exploration of worlds wi...[Read More]
Storyteller Review
I gripe about the lack of three-act narratives and brag about how easy stories can be if you just spend enough time developing them. A good chunk of filmmakers don’t these days, which generally equals out to a crappy movie (looking at you Venom). Anyway, if you have read any of my movie reviews, you know how passionate I am about storytelling in general. The story is the essence of an entire film...[Read More]
Storyteller gets a new trailer via Annapurna Interactive
This looks marvelous. Check out the goods below and the official details. LOS ANGELES – March 16, 2023 – Storyteller, an award-winning puzzle game about building stories, will be available for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam on March 23 from publisher Annapurna Interactive and developer Daniel Benmergui. Storyteller is a unique and creative spin on the puzzle genre where players find creative sol...[Read More]
The Pathless Review (Xbox Series X)
It has been nearly three years since I reviewed The Pathless on the PlayStation 5. I remember that this was my second go around with an Annapurna Interactive published title and thinking to myself, “Wow, this company really can choose them.” Well, I wasn’t wrong. Now, Giant Squid and Annapurna have brought this PS5 title to the struggling Xbox Series X that is in need of some fun games at the mome...[Read More]
The Pathless heading to Xbox and Nintendo Switch
I had such a fun time with this one. Check out the goods below. LOS ANGELES – Jan. 26, 2023 – The Pathless, a mythic adventure game developed by Giant Squid and published by Annapurna Interactive, will launch for Nintendo Switch, Xbox One and Xbox X|S digitally on Feb. 2, 2023. Developed by the award-winning team behind ABZÛ and first launched in 2020, The Pathless sees players take on the role of...[Read More]
Hindsight Review (PS5)
It was interesting returning to the world of Hindsight again. The last time I reviewed this was in August on the PC, and it was quite the journey. If anyone has gone through the grief process before, then you might be all too familiar with this game. It is the journey of a young woman trying to deal with, feel, and process her grief through memories she holds dear from her mother. It’s a personal,...[Read More]