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Tag: Somerville

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Opinion

Somerville’s Silences Offer Space to Grieve

This article contains major spoilers for Somerville, including for the ending. While I agree with KC Nwosu’s review that Somerville misses with its ...
By Damien LawardornNovember 19, 2022
Somerville weaponizes the family unit, a kids toy, and a toddler, an inversion of child survival dynamics of Limbo and Inside at Jumpship
Opinion

Somerville Weaponizes a Toddler

This article contains light spoilers for the first half of Somerville in its discussion of using a toddler as a roundabout weapon. The ...
By Andrei PechalinNovember 17, 2022
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Review in 3 Minutes

Somerville Review in 3 Minutes – A Sluggish Disappointment

Somerville is a cinematic puzzle platformer and debut game from Chris Olsen and Jumpship, a studio composed of former Playdead developers, who worked ...
By KC NwosuNovember 15, 2022
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Video Games

5 Indie Games to Keep on Your Radar: Somerville, 171, & More

Here at The Escapist, we love indie games. We get to share that love regularly with our Hidden Gems streams, 3 Minute Reviews, ...
By Damien LawardornNovember 8, 2022
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News

Somerville Launches Its Cryptic Alien Invasion Adventure This November

Somerville, the eerie story-driven adventure game coming from former Playdead developers at Jumpship, has a release date of November 15, 2022 on PC, ...
By Michael CripeOctober 27, 2022
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Features

The Biggest Indie Games of 2022: A Comprehensive Overview

It’s January 2022, and the new year has a lot more than just Elden Ring waiting on the horizon for gaming fans — ...
By Michael CripeJanuary 19, 2022
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Features

Somerville Is War of the Worlds Meets Another World, but It’s Also a Complete Mystery – Interview

It is often the unknown and mysterious that draws us in, and this is exactly the case with Jumpship’s bleak single-player game, Somerville. ...
By Michael CripeAugust 23, 2021
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Video Games

Somerville Comes to Game Pass in 2022 from Jumpship, Playdead Co-Founder

At the Xbox & Bethesda E3 Showcase, developer Jumpship offered a new trailer for Somerville, which is coming to at least Xbox One, ...
By John FrisciaJune 13, 2021
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