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  • Why Baldur’s Gate 3 is a masterclass in game writing

    Dec 3, 2023

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    by

    Kat Clay
    in Video Games, Writing

    After 140 hours of playtime, I’ve been blown away by the writing in Baldur’s Gate 3. Alongside The Last of Us and Disco Elysium, it stands as one the best written games I’ve ever played. But you might not realise…

  • 2023 Awards Eligibility Post

    Nov 22, 2023

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    by

    Kat Clay
    in Writing

    I always find awards eligibility posts a bit weird. You’re an outside chance at best when you’re not based in the US or UK. Especially if you’re published in a subscription mag vs a free-to-read publication. But I published one…

  • Sinister and surreal: Layers of Fear (2023) Review

    Oct 21, 2023

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    by

    Kat Clay
    in Video Games

    There’s a long history of mad artists in horror, from Oscar Wilde’s legendary The Picture of Dorian Gray to Ryunosuke Akutagawa’s hell-bound painter in Hell Screens. The myth continues until this day, that to be a successful artist, you also…

  • The Many Deaths of Lily Kosen: Game Review

    Jul 21, 2023

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    by

    Kat Clay
    in Video Games

    The Many Deaths of Lily Kosen is a comedic horror visual novel, with sharply written characters and a unique stress mechanic.

  • White man with dark hair and a big sword - Clive from Final Fantasy XVI

    Final Fantasy XVI Review: Is it really a Final Fantasy game?

    Jul 7, 2023

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    by

    Kat Clay
    in Video Games

    The low-skill, high-gloss gameplay of Final Fantasy XVI threatens to dissolve the 36 year legacy of the franchise’s measured, strategic RPG games.

  • Wytchwood PS5 Review: a cranky, cosy, crafting game – pity about the bugs

    Jun 12, 2023

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    by

    Kat Clay
    in Video Games

    Wytchwood is a cozy crafting game that follows a crotchety old witch through a fairy-tale inspired landscape. It’s a shame it’s so buggy on PS5.

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Kat Clay is an award-winning writer, reviewer, and content creator from Melbourne, Australia. She is the author of novella Double Exposure and Call of Cthulhu roleplaying games The Well of All Fear and The Hammersmith Haunting. Her short stories have been published in Interzone, Cosmic Horror Monthly, Aurealis, and Midnight Echo.

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