Month of Games: November Edition

In case the picture is troubling you, it’s an illustration of guitarist Slash from the video to Guns and Roses’ November Rain, which speaking of sets us up perfectly to rain down with some of our contributor’s tall-tales of their escapades into all things video-games from the past month. As well as asking for the game which enthralled them the most this month, we also asked our contributors what their favourite winter-related thing in video-games is…

Professor Layton and the Unwound Future Review: Third Time’s A Charm

By Koola

An Adventure/Puzzle game created by Level 5 Games for the Nintendo DS, The Unwound Future is the third game in the Professor Layton series; a series that I know very well by now having completed the previous two Professor Layton titles so my prognosis that this one has some of the best puzzles so far in the series, along with easily the most interesting storyline of all three titles should count as an informed view and sets the scene for what, to me, is the best Layton game of the bunch.

Month of Games: October Edition

Well October has come and gone and with the first full month NGHViews all we can say is that the future is looking even comfier with the promise of the upcoming dark winter days giving us even extra excuses to stay indoors and play video-games instead of being boring, responsible members of civic-society. Here’s a round-up of what our contributors have been up to this month:

Professor Layton and The Curious Village Review

By Koola

I’ll be the first to admit that puzzle games aren’t exactly my cup of tea. It wouldn’t be a lie to say that I expected the worst when I first started Professor Layton, but I’m happy to say that I was pleasantly surprised. Professor Layton and The Curious Village is a Adventure/Puzzle game created by Level 5 for the Nintendo DS which consists of one equal-part story to one equal-part puzzles. It’s a charming little game which just wants to insult your intelligence by throwing some brain-busting puzzles.