The Death of a Game: The Last Seven Days of Demon’s Souls
Demon’s Souls is dead. The massively popular cult hit hails from all the way back in 2009, but its presence has been felt in video games since. Then, on February 28th, at […]
Review: Hellmut: The Badass from Hell–Transform, Fight, Die in this Stylish Roguelike
I’d like to make a confession: I’ve only played two games in the increasingly popular roguelike genre, FTL: Faster Than Light and Enter the Gungeon. While fun, they reminded me too […]
Review: Head Into the Breach to Save Humanity in this Challenging Masterwork
Into the Breach is the second game from small indie developer Subset Games, popular for their debut title FTL: Faster Than Light. Known for its pixel art style, roguelike elements, […]
Review: Metal Gear Survive is a Soulless Oddity, Fitting Neither Series nor Genre
Developer and publisher Konami’s departure with longtime Metal Gear series designer/director Hideo Kojima has been well documented on the internet. This review isn’t about that, and I’d like to say […]
Review: Boo! Greedy Kid is an Immature Throwback to an 8-bit Era
Originally developed as a part of Global Game Jam 2013, Boo! Greedy Kid was fleshed out to be a full release. Made by Flying Oak Games, a small developer based […]
Review: The Secret of Mana Remake is Terrible–Go Play the Original Instead
Secret of Mana was originally released on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System way back in 1993. Developer Square Enix has decided to release a remake of this beloved with 3D […]
Review: Coco VR Brings The Land of the Dead to Life
My love of Pixar’s film Coco is deep and profound. Living in New Mexico opened my eyes to Dia de Muertos and helped me cope with the loss of my […]
Review: Kingdom Come: Deliverance Manages Fun Gameplay, Historical Accuracy
Warhorse Studios has finally released its long-awaited epic Kingdom Come Deliverance. An open-world role-playing game set in historical Bohemia and based on a true story, Kingdom Come does something that […]
Review: Indie Game Past Cure Has AAA Look, Not Much Else
Minor plot spoilers ahead: One thought kept coming back as I played though the first few hours of Past Cure, the third-person action/stealth debut from German indie developer, Phantom 8 […]
Review: Debris Never Breaks the Surface
Minor spoilers throughout, and major spoilers when noted below: Moonray Studios’ debut title Debris was born from an initial meeting between a PhD Neuroscientist and the small Canadian development team. […]
Game Review: Tangledeep Flirts with Roguelike Perfection
Developer Impact Gameworks’ debut title Tangledeep is a graphical homage to the 16-bit SNES era of video games touting true roguelike gameplay. A true roguelike should have procedurally generated levels, […]
Game Review: Bayonetta 2–the Witch Comes to Nintendo Switch
Bayonetta 2 never really got the chance it deserved. It was released on the (even then) languishing Wii U, a beacon of third party development hope by developer PlatinumGames—already known […]