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by Martin Mulrooney | 26/06/2025 · 7:00 pm

FEATURE ARTICLE – Silent Hill 2 Remake: In My Restless Dreams, I See That Video Game

By Marty Mulrooney

Silent Hill 2 (2024) is a ground-up remake of the seminal survival horror game of the same name (2001). When it was first announced in October 2022, I remember being completely blown away by the graphical fidelity, art direction and soundscape of the teaser trailer. I also remember thinking: ‘It’s such a shame I won’t be able to play it.’ The prospect filled me with dread. Yet, when it was finally released two years later, much to my own surprise, I bought it, played it and completed it. And I haven’t stopped thinking about it since.

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GAME REVIEW – Old Skies (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Old Skies is a point-and-click adventure game designed by Dave Gilbert and published by his independent studio Wadjet Eye Games. Having collaborated with other indie developers in recent years, this is his first personal project since Unavowed in 2018. Featuring 1080p hand-drawn graphics by artist Ben Chandler, an original score by composer Thomas Regin and professional voice acting from a large cast, Old Skies recently launched on PC, Mac and Linux after almost six years in development and will soon arrive on Nintendo Switch.

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GAME REVIEW – World of Goo 2 (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

World of Goo 2 is a physics-based puzzle video game developed by 2D Boy and Tomorrow Corporation. Just like its predecessor, World of Goo (2008) – which AMO’s review described as ‘an instant classic’ and ‘the most insanely brilliant, hardcore-casual game ever made’ – this long-awaited sequel presents a series of increasingly mind-boggling levels that involve building structures using goo balls to solve puzzles and reach the exit.

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by Martin Mulrooney | 28/04/2025 · 8:52 pm

GAME REVIEW – Rosewater (PC)

By Marty Mulrooney

Rosewater is a Wild West point-and-click adventure game set in the alternate 19th-century world of Vespuccia. Developed by Grundislav Games (Francisco González) and published by Application Systems Heidelberg, players take control of brawler-turned-writer Harley Leger as she travels across the frontier with five eclectic companions in search of a missing fortune.

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