Astrid Beulink
Staff BioHaving grown up with the impression that there were two kinds of computer games - the boring kind that revolve around cards or dice, and the hyperactive kind that revolve around shooting at everything that moves - I came into contact with adventure games relatively late in life. Ever since my husband introduced me to The Secret of Monkey Island, I haven’t been able to stop playing them. Story-driven RPG’s and turnbased strategy games are a nice diversion though.
Articles by Astrid Beulink:
Gamescom round-up: Nando’s World, Steve Ince, and Lilly Looking Through archived preview
The German games convention was like an adventure portal to several unique worlds from three different developers.
The Dream Machine
If you've snoozed through this dark claymation adventure series so far, our conversation with its indie developers might just deliver a wake-up call.
Asylum preview
Senscape took us behind the scenes of the Hanwell Institute to discuss the nuts and bolts of Asylum and its engine.
Private Moon Studios - AGON 5 and beyond archived preview
At gamescom, the little Hungarian studio unveiled all the latest projects it's been keeping private until now.
Secret Files 3 archived preview
A gamescom presentation exposed some behind-the-scenes development changes in the upcoming thriller.
Gamescom round-up: The Raven and The Inner World archived preview
We stole a sneak peek at KING Art's crime heist-meets-whodunit, then breezed through a demo of Studio Fizbin's charming fantasy adventure.
Alt-Minds archived preview
ARG! We have to wait another few months for Lexis Numérique's unique "very first total fiction" detective experience, but here's what we know so far.
Gamescom 2012 - A Three Day Adventure
The latest games convention in Cologne, Germany is now complete, and it wasn't all fun and games...there was a party, too!
James Peris: No Licence Nor Control review
This comic indie spy spoof comes out firing and occasionally hits the mark, but all too often ends up shooting itself in the foot.
Hoodwink review
The first episode in a proposed longer series has a diamond presentation hidden in several rough design issues.
Captain Morgane and the Golden Turtle review
The feisty female pirate comes of age in this enjoyable high seas adventure, though a few odd design decisions are cause for some grief.
Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights review
A host of monster-taming RPG battles pop out of this meaty story-driven Nintendo 3DS puzzler.
Dark Secrets review
A swarm of bugs casts a shadow over this free-roaming 3D indie adventure, though there aren't many bright spots to begin with.
James Noir’s Hollywood Crimes review
Even with an extra dimension, not much stands out in this Nintendo 3DS puzzler beyond its intriguing murder mystery interludes.
So Blonde: Back to the Island review
The Nintendo exclusive is an intriguing "what if?" pseudo-sequel, but recycling and simplified gameplay cloud an otherwise sunny experience.
