Game Analysis

Delve into the intricacies of the gaming world with our in-depth game analysis articles. We dissect the mechanics, story, themes, and overall experience of popular and niche titles. In this blogs we uncover hidden meanings, explore design choices, and provide a deeper understanding of the art of video gaming. We get to the bottom of why certain games get hyped and why others were unable to succeed.
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From Game to Movie - The Success of Five Nights At Freddy's
"Five Nights at Freddy's", FNAF for short, is an internet phenomenon. It started 2014 when Scott Cawthon released the first part of a whole series of horror games about animatronics. Big shot Youtubers like PewDiePie & Markiplier contributed a lot to the huge success of Five Night's at Freddy's... But there is a lot more to the hype than just that. Dedication, a unique concept and a close connection to his community made the FNAF franchise what it is today.
Top 10 Video Game Movies & Series To See In 2024: From Sonic To Arcane
More and more movies and series about games are being released every year. While they used to have a rather bad reputation, the quality of those shows gets better and better. Here are our favorite shows over the decades. No matter if you want something new or old, animated or not… I am sure you can find the perfect evening entertainment in our Top 10 Video Game Movies & Series To See In 2024.
Helldivers 2: How A PSN Requirement Could Ruin A Game
Helldivers 2, which was released in February 2024, was a huge success. People were playing it left and right when it first came out which is definitely no surprise. Thanks to its stunning graphics and action-filled gameplay it captured many people's attention right from the get go. This quickly led to it becoming the most-sold game in 2024 and even the best-selling game for Sony in most recent years. But thanks the very debatable decision from the publisher to implement a PSN requirement.
'The Day Before' Disaster - A Game Studios Worst Nightmare
'The Day Before' was the most wish listed game 2023 on Steam. People all around the world were looking forward to the early access of the supposed 'Day Z' destroyer. After all, it sounded very promising: A post apocalyptic open-world MMORPG. Instead players are greeted with an empty and rather broken game that delivered nothing of the things they promised previously. Many people even go so far to call it a total scam or the worst game of 2023.
Cities Skylines 2 - Huge Performance Issues & Disappointed Fans
'Cities Skylines' is one of the best city building simulations in the past decade. On 24th October 2023 the second part finally got release in various shops and the fans were eager to buy it. But even though there had already been multiple push backs of 'Cities Skylines 2', it's far from finished. Random FPS drops, crashes, unresponsive UI and much more are plaguing the game, making it a rather disappointing experience for a lot of people which resulted in rather mixed reviews on Steam.
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum - The Fall of Daedalic Entertainment
'The Lord of the Rings: Gollum' had been a very promising title when it was first announced in March 2019. It was a new and exciting concept revolving around one of the most iconic characters out of the LOTR universe: Gollum. Naturally people looked forward to the newest addition of the Middle-earth saga. Though they finally released it on May the 25th 2023... It was a disaster. We are going to analyze, where things went wrong and why the game failed in the first place.
Pals VS Pokemon - Is Palworld Really A Pokemon Rip-Off
Palworld has sold 7 million copies in just 5 days and skyrocketed in the Steam charts. Some people even expect it to beat PUBGs record of 3.2 million concurrent players if it continues to rise in popularity like this. But there is also a huge controversy emerging around Palworld copying the famous Pokemon series. The way the Pals are designed make them look a lot like the real pocket monsters, but does that automatically mean it’s a rip-off?