Khee Hoon Chan

Washington Post • 20th July 2022

In ‘Endling: Extinction is Forever,’ witness climate doom through a fox’s eyes

“Endling” isn’t the sort of game you might settle down to play after a long day of doomscrolling through social media; it’s the sort that forces you to confront the monstrous scale and toll of human activity on the ecosystem and the planet.

TheGamer • 7th February 2022

Sifu's Brawler Is A Soulless Caricature

On racism, appropriation, and our fixation with game mechanics.

Polygon • 19th February 2022

The rise of prestige Chinese games

New wave of games from China mimics, sometimes exceeds, high production of Western AAA games.

Polygon • 21st September 2022

No Place for Bravery’s Sekiro-esque combat isn’t punishing — it’s unfair

What surprised me the most about No Place for Bravery is its desire to rise above its crass displays of savagery.

Game Informer • 17th September 2022

Return to Monkey Island Review

The essence of Monkey Island lies in its trademark goofy panache and a genuine sense of humor, with which Return to Monkey Island radiates.

Washington Post • 15th September 2022

‘Metal: Hellsinger’ is heavy metal theatrics at their finest

Metal: Hellsinger veers surprisingly close to the heart-palpitating sensation of live performance.

Inverse • 30th August 2022

The messy lore of Elder Scrolls reveals the greatest strength of the games

The TES community encourages players to create their own interpretations of the lore, based on their unique experiences with the games.

startmenu • 17th August 2022

Out There: Oceans of Time Review

It’s hardly the stuff of imagination, curiosity and grandiose that power space epics.

Polygon • 8th August 2022

Forgery accusations against longtime retro game seller leave collectors shaken

It’s easy to see why the games collecting market is also ripe for forgeries, with one recent large-scale forgery involving an estimated €200,000 ($204,254) worth of transactions in counterfeit games.

Polygon • 28th July 2022

Meet the developers still making games for your calculator

For many bored students, graphing calculators have long offered a secondary feature: the ability to play games in class.

Washington Post • 20th July 2022

In ‘Endling: Extinction is Forever,’ witness climate doom through a fox’s eyes

“Endling” isn’t the sort of game you might settle down to play after a long day of doomscrolling through social media; it’s the sort that forces you to confront the monstrous scale and toll of human activity on the ecosystem and the planet.

Fanbyte • 16th June 2022

Tunic’s Second Hidden Language Has Been Hiding in Plain Sight

While the language has already been dutifully translated by avid puzzlers, lying in plain sight — or within earshot — is a second language: one that the community has collectively referred to as “Tuneic”.

TheGamer • 18th May 2022

Vampire The Masquerade: Swansong Review - Playing Politics

At first glance, I’m enchanted by the neoclassical designs, art-deco lighting, and glistening surfaces of the pristine apartments in Vampire the Masquerade: Swansong.

Lock On • 17th May 2022

Beyond White Walls

I chatted with several developers on how they are preserving, showcasing and promoting paintings and other art through their games.

TheGamer • 11th May 2022

Morse Lets You Launch Rockets And Kill Soldiers With Morse Code

Morse, which was recently featured at LudaNarraCon, reminds me a little of Typing of the Dead, minus the satirical elements and slathered with a generous layer of bureaucracy.

TheGamer • 11th May 2022

Looking Back At The History of iPod Click Wheel Games

Pour one out for the iPod Touch: the era of this portable music player is finally over two decades after it began.

TheGamer • 10th May 2022

Hard West 2 Preview – Tactical Gunfights

Hard West 2 begins with the quintessential Wild West-style heist: hijacking a moving steam train while on horseback, set in winding dirt roads amidst sprawling mountain ranges.

TheGamer • 5th May 2022

Best Month Ever! Review - A Meandering Road Trip

Best Month Ever wants to be a poignant road trip, but meanders for way too long.

TheGamer • 25th April 2022

Revisiting Telltale’s The Walking Dead Season One, Ten Years Later

In the end, Telltale’s take on The Walking Dead succeeds not from the expansiveness of its tale, but from the strength of its writing.

TheGamer • 20th April 2022

Ghostlore Is A Decent Diablo ARPG With Southeast Asian Influences

Discarding the Judeo-Christian mythology of hellfire and brimstone is Ghostlore, a Diablo-like action RPG that still seeks to replicate the same clickiness of Diablo.

TheGamer • 14th April 2022

Axie Infinity Is A Classic Example Of What’s To Come For NFT Games

The thing about Axie Infinity is that for the bulk of its players, it isn’t really a game; it’s actually a job, and the Axie economy hasn’t always been thriving.

TheGamer • 13th April 2022

The Beauty of Oblivion’s Map

Maps are, by now, de rigueur for RPGs, particularly those with huge open-world systems, and Oblivion sought to follow the Tolkien tradition of map-making.

TheGamer • 13th April 2022

In Light of Recent Controversies in Games Dev, One Publisher Wants To Change How Games Are Made

A profile on indie publisher Kinda Brave.