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.projekt

29. May 2018 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

Smart, smooth, and satisfying, .projekt takes a constructive approach to puzzles of shadow casting.

The Sexy Brutale

The Sexy Brutale

22. April 2017 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

A cheekily macabre game of stumbling across murder, rewinding time to solve it, and losing oneself in the sumptuous style of its finely tuned clockwork world.

The Silent Age

The Silent Age

6. March 2017 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

On paper, The Silent Age is a standard point and click puzzler with a familiar time travel premise. As an experience, it rises above this common foundation with engaging atmosphere, smooth pacing, and pervasive situational humor from its likable Everyman protagonist.

Hidden Folks

Hidden Folks

25. February 2017 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

An absurdly adorable and lovingly crafted game of Find the Stuff. Packed with detailed vignettes in constant gentle motion, brought to life with a gleeful variety of spoken beeps and percussion and chatter, it’s as if an artist gave voice to a flip book which somehow became interactive.

After Coal

After Coal

6. December 2016 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

After Coal examines the renaissance of mining towns in eastern Kentucky and South Wales, the socioeconomic challenges of transitioning away from fossil fuel extraction, and the ground-up change through which these communities establish a new identity.

Henry Rollins Spoken Word Tour 2016

Henry Rollins Spoken Word Tour 2016

11. November 2016 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

Like being shoved off a launching platform down a two-hour slide through Willy Wonka’s riverboat tunnel, but through a kaleidoscope of allusions and insight and inspiration rather than headless chicken nightmare fuel.

Intervention 2016

Intervention 2016

22. September 2016 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

In its seventh year, this friendly, low-key gathering of nerddom and creativity expands into the broader realms of sci-fi and fantasy with a lineup of guest actors, writers, and directors from iconic popular media.

Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival 2016

Philadelphia Chinese Lantern Festival 2016

10. May 2016 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

A relaxing wonderland of artistry from Zigong, Sichuan province – the Lantern Town of the South Kingdom where this traditional festival began.

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Spook Haven 2015

14. October 2015 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

In which I return to the first haunted attraction I visited last year on a whim – and have an even better creepy good time.

Field of Screams 2015

Field of Screams 2015

29. September 2015 · by Rydain Darkstar · in Reviews

In which I road trip to a Lancaster area horror amusement park because one of my best friends said it was amazing. Spoiler alert – she was right.

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