Jeff Mattas, Author at The Escapist

In Other Waters preview Gareth Damian Martin Jump Over the Age Fellow Traveller

Previews

In Other Waters Uses Its Limitations to Enhance Gameplay Immersion

The playable prologue demo for In Other Waters, the upcoming first effort from “one-man-studio” Jump Over The Age, begins with a xenobiologist seeking ...

By Jeff MattasFebruary 29, 2020

narrative design improves interactive storytelling in video games 2010s decade The Walking Dead Telltale Games

Opinion

Narrative Design Evolved Interactive Storytelling in the 2010s

The sheer number of storytelling improvements in video games really stood out in the 2010s, ranging from the incremental to the truly innovative, ...

By Jeff MattasDecember 29, 2019

Previews

Unto the End Brings Brutal Combat That Is Satisfying to Master – Preview

Unto the End is an upcoming 2D combat adventure title currently being developed by 2 Ton Studios for PC. I recently had a ...

By Jeff MattasNovember 28, 2019

Disco Elysium has great character building

Opinion

Disco Elysium Is One of the Most Fascinating Character-Building Exercises I’ve Ever Experienced

You wake up in your skivvies, face down in a trashed hotel room. You don’t remember a thing, but it doesn’t take a ...

By Jeff MattasOctober 29, 2019

DARQ review: Tim Burton & Playdead Limbo Inside

Reviews

DARQ Combines Puzzles and Tim Burton for an Endless Nightmare You Can Enjoy

While lucid dreaming my way through a seemingly inescapable nightmare in DARQ, the debut title from Unfold Games, I was initially struck by ...

By Jeff MattasSeptember 21, 2019