Game Review: Sonic Mania is Super Sonic
Sonic Mania is classic Sonic. It’s so faithfully recreated that it was hard not to be hit hard by nostalgia from the very first chiming of the word “Sega.” Developers […]
Game Review: Nidhogg 2 Where the Wurm Eats You
Fight for your right to be sacrificed to the titular worm in developer Messhof’s Nidhogg2. This quick-fire half tug-o-war, half race to the other side is a follow up to […]
Game Review: Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 Episode 2 Reveals Admin’s True Powers
Moderate spoilers follow: Minecraft: Story Mode – Season 2 is an episodic game with new episodes releasing monthly. Check out the review of episode 1 here. Minecraft: Story Mode – […]
Game Review: West of Loathing – Bringing Adventure to Y’All
Minor game spoilers follow: West of Loathing is the follow-up to a free-to-play turn based RPG called Kingdom of Loathing. Though maybe not on everyone’s gaming radar, Kingdom of Loathing had and has […]
Game Review: Lawbreakers is Fast-Flying Fun
Lawbreakers is a fast-paced first-person shooter that has a casual relationship with gravity. It may be Boss Key Production’s first game, but director Cliff Bleszinski is no stranger to shooters. […]
Happy Campers: Bit Bash 2017 a Great Gaming Get-Together
[soliloquy id=”16498″] There’s a festival for everything in Chicago, and August boasts some of summer’s biggest. This past weekend alone you could have attended Chicago Hot Dog Fest, the […]
Game Review: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a Grim Journey Into Psychosis
Moderate gameplay and minor story spoilers follow Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice is a third-person linear adventure game developed by UK-based Ninja Theory. Known for the 2013’s Devil May Cry reboot and […]
Game Review: The Long Dark is the Fittest Survival Game
With no visibility I trudged on carrying the carcass of the deer I shot and tracked for over a mile. The weather became bad while I was harvesting those last […]
Game Review: Tacoma is Competent Short-Form Sci-Fi
Minor story spoilers follow: Tacoma is almost in lockstep with developer Fullbright’s previous indie darling, 2013’s Gone Home. Instead of exploring an empty house and interacting with its various contents […]
Bit Bash Aims to Be the Indie Video Game Summer Camp You Never Knew You Always Wanted
Four years ago, a new festival emerged called Bit Bash. The goal? Introduce Chicagoans to amazing video games they might not otherwise get a chance to see in an engaging environment. […]
Game Review: Pyre is a Whole New Ballgame
Minor story and gameplay spoilers follow: Supergiant Games is best known for 2011’s Bastion and 2014’s Transistor. Both featured breathtaking art, an amazing soundtrack, and an engaging but poignant story. […]
Game Review: Aven Colony is a Rewarding City Builder
Aven Colony, developed by Team 17, is a city builder, like Sim City or City: Skylines but with the goal of colonizing an alien world. Instead of building parks and […]