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Tag: Return of the Obra Dinn

Return of the Obra Dinn and Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope has shared more gameplay details about his Playdate game, Mars After Midnight, about Martian community support center management.
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Mars After Midnight from Obra Dinn Creator Is About Martian Community Support

Return of the Obra Dinn and Papers, Please creator Lucas Pope has shared more gameplay details about his next project, Mars After Midnight. ...
By Michael CripeMarch 3, 2023
Extra Punctuation: Yahtzee looks at detective games like Return of the Obra Dinn and Pentiment and why letting you fail is part of the fun.
Extra Punctuation

Great Detective Games Let You Fail Miserably – Extra Punctuation

This week on Extra Punctuation, Yahtzee takes a deeper look at detective games, including particularly good ones like Return of the Obra Dinn and Pentiment, ...
By Yahtzee CroshawJanuary 26, 2023
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Opinion

Outer Wilds and Telling Lies Made Me Feel Like a Genuine Detective

A good video game has the uncanny ability to make you feel like you’re someone or something other than yourself. But while countless ...
By Marty SlivaFebruary 27, 2020
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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
Opinion

Games We Play to Connect

When I was in eighth grade, my family moved from Dallas to Spring Green, Wisconsin, which was a culture shock of galactic magnitudes. ...
By Sean SandsJanuary 23, 2019
Video Games

2018’s Best Worst and Blandest

This week Yahtzee reviews the most notable games of 2018.
By Yahtzee CroshawJanuary 2, 2019
Video Games

Return of the Obra Dinn

This week Yahtzee reviews Return of the Obra Dinn.
By Yahtzee CroshawOctober 31, 2018
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