Matthew Smail

2 weeks ago | bigbossbattle.com | Matthew Smail

Share From the moment Clair Obscura: Expedition 33 boots up and almost without fault across its 25 to 50 hour runtime, the player will be treated to a modern masterpiece that wows with its visual and aural delight — often in spite of its macabre theme.

3 weeks ago | bigbossbattle.com | Matthew Smail

Share Well, here we are — no new or particularly exciting racing games in the board game world for ages, yet now we have HEAT: Pedal to the Metal, Thunder Road: Vendetta and finally Joyride all landing in rapid succession. For me, HEAT is still the best of these, but for some it might be just a bit too involved and a bit too “traditional” in its thinking.

3 weeks ago | bigbossbattle.com | Matthew Smail

Share Games like Blue Prince make me wary. With a 90+ rating on Metacritic, this is a game that has met with widespread critical and mass approval, yet it left me feeling a little bit underwhelmed. Blue Prince is a puzzle game first and foremost, presented in the form of an exploration and walking simulator that uses random tile placement as its core mechanic.

3 weeks ago | bigbossbattle.com | Matthew Smail

Share Games like The Elder Scrolls: Betrayal of the Second Era don’t come around very often. The size, scope and scale of Chip Theory Games’ latest effort — not to mention the cost of producing it — speaks volumes about the confidence of the company, and perhaps more so of the increasing numbers of people who invest in their games.

1 month ago | bigbossbattle.com | Matthew Smail

Share War has never been a particularly lightweight topic, but it remains an important one. Human beings are fascinated by conflict and as a result, the global wars of the 20th Century remain some of the most popular themes for both board and video games in equal measure.