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Written and directedy with disorientating flair by Scottish director Paul Wright (Arcadia), this BBC-produced film explores the personal and social reasons behind suicidal behaviour through the experience of Dylan (a phenomenal George MacKay). It’s not a sensational, generalised depiction of mental health, but instead a splintered, chaotic endeavor to visually render one person’s complex perspective. 

Wild Blue Skies is not shy about the video game experience it is trying to emulate. You are Bowie, an anthropomorphic dog in a spaceship making your way through a series of levels, most on rails, some taking place in small open areas, to defeat the evil Grimclaw, an anthropomorphic tiger with a giant cyborg…

Duskfade has been a long and anxious wait for this reviewer. Fantastic looking level design and great gameplay littered the trailer, and expectations rose and rose. Surely this love letter to some of the best platformers in history couldn’t live up to the hype (admittedly all caused by watching the release trailer on repeat after…