Dispatch review: This superhero game takes the right inspiration from movies and TV

Video games are not movies or television, and yet most studios with big budgets spend those budgets trying to blur the distinction between the mediums. They often fail. Dispatch, a small game from a small studio, succeeds where they don’t. It’s almost more of a TV series than a video game, and it sets a new standard for how games can effectively draw upon techniques from other types of storytelling. AdHoc Studio’s episodic workplace adventurecomes to Nintendo Switch on Jan. 28, but it’s worth a look on any platform for folks who love a good story and are fascinated by the intersections between games and other narrative mediums.