Interview: Jayne Gackenbach
For my first contribution to the popular Dutch magazine KijK, I interviewed Jayne Gackenbach, PhD. She has extensive experience in the field of dream research and is currently conducting research into the relationship between gaming and dreaming. Continue reading
Game review: Skate 3 (Xbox 360/Playstation 3)
It’s no secret I adore EA’s Skate-series. It leaves Tony Hawk standing in deep, dark shadows. The third iteration is by far the best, mainly due to its online and team support. Continue reading
Niels ‘t Hooft (editor in chief at Bashers) asked Bashers’ contributors to write a retrospective, consisting of memorable gaming moments in 2009. Looking back to my gaming year, I quickly came to realize it was a year worth remembering. Some of the moments I highlighted were the discussing night about game journalism, discovering art-like games such as Canabalt and – of course – finishing a game-related thesis. Continue reading
Game Review: Wallace & Gromit Grand Adventures: The Bogey Man (PC)
The last time I played a point-and-click adventure must have been somewhere during the Dark Ages, playing The Secret of Monkey Island. Nevertheless I had a good time playing the latest (and last) episode of Wallace & Gromit Grand Adventures, pointing at things and clicking on them to solve entertaining puzzles. The story is pretty amusing as well, even though it lacks a proper climax.
All in all, Telltale games did a great job with the whole Wallace & Gromit series, and The Bogey Man is guaranteed to provide you with more witty dialogues, puzzles and characters.
Read the full text here (Dutch).
It’s been a while since I posted some new material here, but I have been enjoying a few very relaxing weeks doing – almost – nothing. I went to Corsica (beautiful island, even though the locals speak French), spent some time with my friends and family and tried to finish some games that were lying around the house, such as Fable II. Continue reading