Tag: Hands on
Chicken Police mixes noir and buddy-cop themes into one bizarre visual novel
Chicken Police (not to be confused with the Freelance Police) is a noir visual novel about two chickens who are also police detectives.
It might be strange in any other city, but Clawville isn’t “any other city.” It’s a place where crime, corruption, and, well, claws, are around every corner. Animal-human hybrids roam its streets, clubs, and yes - police...
In Mindcop, you solve crime with the power of psychic surfing
Mindcop is a non-linear detective game with time management elements, where you investigate the murder of a young woman in a small town in the middle of nowhere.
You play the titular Mindcop, a veteran detective with a unique ability - to surf his suspects' brain waves.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgcxhg5Sf5Q
Time and Punishment
I recently had a chance to play a short demo of Mindcop...
Genesis Noir is a jazzy, psychedelic adventure through time and space
Genesis Noir is a love story that takes place before, during, and after The Big Bang - the cosmic event that kick-started the universe.
It's a game about passion, murder, and cool jazz - everything that makes for a good noir story. But also about gods, creation, the universe, and even more cool jazz.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iES_EUBQVxo
A love triangle between three gods has...
Need For Speed Heat races back to the series’ roots
In less than two weeks, we'll be prowling the neon-streaked streets of Need For Speed Heat.
While the previous few titles in the franchise took a different direction, after playing the demo of Heat, it's safe to say that the series is trying to get back on track. Going back to the roots of what made the series so enjoyable,...
Boundary is a competitive FPS where you can shoot literally in any direction
Boundary is a multiplayer first-person shooter set in space. Not on an alien planet or inside a spaceship, but astronauts fighting in the cold vastness of space, floating above Earth in low orbit.
The game is developed by Surgical Scalpels, and we got to play a few rounds of space warfare with them at Gamescom 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rjf_azjQMCM
When I first watched the...
Bake ‘n Switch left us hungry for more at Gamescom 2019
We here at GamersPack play a lot of Overcooked together. We love working as a team towards a common goal while we scream our lungs out at each other until someone cries. It's the best.
That is why we jumped at the opportunity to play Bake 'n Switch at Gamescom. It's a four-player co-op game with a cooking theme that...
Star Renegades combines a classic JRPG with Shadow of Mordor
Star Renegades immediately stands out due to its impressive pixel art visuals. But after playing it at Gamescom 2019, I can tell you there are many more reasons to be excited about this roguelite RPG.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Fe0gqTU3Bg
Star Renegades plays like a classic JRPG - you meet characters throughout a developing story and fight the evil galactic empire in turn-based combat. You...
Mosaic can be depressing, but it doesn’t have to be
Mosaic is a game about the grinding, joyless routine of all work and no play. It is about isolation in a society that’s more comfortable staring at a screen than acknowledging the existence of another person.
But it’s also a game about finding beauty in everyday moments, in music and the world around you. It’s a depressing game, but also...
Röki is a beautiful little tale inspired by Scandinavian folklore
Röki is one of the most impressive games I played at Gamescom 2019. From the very first seconds into its demo, it was already clear to me this game has something special, whether it's the art style, animations, or narrative design.
https://youtu.be/WdvRkQtW03g
Since I was chatting with the developers while playing, I couldn't focus on the story all that much. So...
Sow by day and fight by night in nuclear farming game Atomicrops
Atomicrops is probably one of the craziest, funniest games I got to play at Gamescom 2019. This game puts you in the role of a farmer searching for weird new seeds to sow on his farm and fighting hordes of monsters.
While the demo I got to play at Gamescom was far from finished, I'll try and share my experience...