John Bardinelli

Author, game writer, narrative designer, and more!

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July 17, 2017
Grim Tales: Color of Fright Review – Family Feuds
By John Bardinelli
The Gray family is known for their regular get-togethers. You got your invitation right on time, so you boarded a train expecting to see your relatives for the first time in ages. A letter arrives mid-journey, however, and thanks to …
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July 17, 2017
Rainbow Mosaics: The Forest’s Guardian Review – Nonograms for Days
By John Bardinelli
There’s something innately satisfying about a good game of picross. The numbers, the tidy rows and columns, the cut and dry logic of filling in squares based on rules. Then there’s the payoff of a giant pixel picture that you …
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July 14, 2017
Midnight Mysteries: Ghostwriting Review – Dark and Dreary
By John Bardinelli
Charles Dickens and Washington Irving were never really known for their exciting works. Suspenseful, maybe, and certainly intriguing, but you won’t find any action movies based on Oliver Twist or A History of New York. Midnight Mysteries: Ghostwriting hopes to …
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July 13, 2017
Chase for Adventure: The Iron Oracle Review – Egyptian Adventure
By John Bardinelli
Archaeologist Ann Windsor made more than a few headlines a few years back when she discovered a lost city. Fame brought her plenty of new opportunities, but it didn’t give her the one thing she really wanted: her father. Even …
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July 10, 2017
5 Star Rio Resort Review: Life’s a Beach
By John Bardinelli
Ever wanted to build a swanky resort hotel on the beach? If your dad was in the real estate business and had a name like Mr. Rich, it’s probably all you could think about! 5 Star Rio Resort is a …
Reviews
July 6, 2017
The Rosebud Condominium Review: Fast Finder
By John Bardinelli
Sarah’s got quite the day ahead of her. Not only does she have to design the skyscraper apartments that are going up, but she also has to run the construction crew, quality check all of the rooms, and do it …
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July 6, 2017
Spirit of the Ancient Forest Review: Old School Objects
By John Bardinelli
When Sarah was just a child, her country was attacked by a beastly invader who goes by the name Lord Marcus. This foe razed her world to the ground, destroying everything he could get his hands on and taking the …
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June 27, 2017
Nevertales: Smoke and Mirrors Review – A Mad, Mad Queen
By John Bardinelli
Nevertales: Smoke and Mirrors is an absolutely elegant game. The casual adventure title mixes in ample amounts of hidden object scenes along with clever mini-games and wonderful inventory puzzles, all built snugly around a creative and functional core that’s packed …

John Bardinelli

Grim Tales: Color of Fright Review – Family Feuds

Rainbow Mosaics: The Forest’s Guardian Review – Nonograms for Days

Midnight Mysteries: Ghostwriting Review – Dark and Dreary

Chase for Adventure: The Iron Oracle Review – Egyptian Adventure

5 Star Rio Resort Review: Life’s a Beach

The Rosebud Condominium Review: Fast Finder

Spirit of the Ancient Forest Review: Old School Objects

Nevertales: Smoke and Mirrors Review – A Mad, Mad Queen

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2.5D Atmospheric Adventure Inspired by Arabian Astronomy Nightscape Drops a New Trailer

Artistic Puzzle Adventure Helix: Descent N Ascent Is Coming to Steam and Switch

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