Word Games: Failbetter’s Black Crown
Failbetter’s collection of ‘immersive fiction’ continues to grow via its Storynexus platform but I haven’t found anything in the collection quite as gripping as the bizarre demon-Dickensian sprawl of...
View ArticleWandering In Words: Black Crown Interview
Black Crown began with a suitcase, a junk shop and some photographs of strangers. I spoke to writer and creator Rob Sherman about how the story behind his story, and we shared our thoughts on the...
View ArticleHorror Stories: A Maddening Lack Of Imagination
Looking through the recent releases on Steam, a casual observer might believe that there’s a horror game renaissance underway. In the last few weeks, several games have appeared, with titles like...
View ArticleI Did A Thing On A Hill: On Meaning And Purpose In Games
Rob Sherman’s Black Crown crept into parts of my brain that hadn’t been touched by literature for years. I didn’t expect a game to reach them. Some of the scenes and turns of phrase set up shop in my...
View ArticlePodcast: The Electronic Wireless Show talk Sun Dogs, Black Crown and rubbish...
What’s that faint light? It’s the glare of the RPS podcast, the Electronic Wireless Show, crashing through the atmosphere of the internet like an unstoppable comet capable of both massive destruction...
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