Review: Jessika Is a lot of Empty Drama with a Hollow Conclusion
I remember when “full motion video” or FMV was a phrase that helped sell CD-Rom computer games decades ago. I also remember when FMV fell out of favor, and any […]
Review: Eternal Hope‘s Emotional Tale and Enigmatic World Aim High
I’m a sucker for side scrolling puzzle games, especially those with enigmatic storylines, physics-based puzzles, and a protagonist that is forced to run more often than fight. Games like Inside […]
Review: Peaky Blinders: Mastermind Has Unique Puzzle Gameplay and Does the Show Justice
Games based on existing brands from other forms of media don’t have a good reputation. It seems even more rare that a game does something truly unique in its gameplay. […]
Review: Mortal Shell is a Worthy Soulslike
There’s an argument that “soulslike” isn’t a genre, or even a subgenre. No matter where you stand on that debate, it’s impossible to deny that Dark Souls has a particular […]
Review: Fall Guys is Pure Fun
I don’t know why I’m writing this. You know what Fall Guys is. So many people played it that the servers were down until well into the launch weekend. It’s […]
Review: Skully is a Strange but Charming Puzzle Platformer
There was an era where adventure and platforming games didn’t take themselves too seriously. And then, somewhere in the middle, everything was modern shooters and space operas. It hasn’t been […]
Review: Metamorphosis is a Kafka-Inspired Adventure
One of my favorite genres growing up was adventure games, and over the decades, I’ve played a lot of them. Most adventure games are somewhat strange, and many employ surreal […]
Review: Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town Will Make You Go “Meh” Rather Than “Arrr!”
Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town is a fine game. Not the “damn fine” felt driving a herd of cattle all the way to Montana pastures under clear, […]
Review: Othercide is a Brutally Difficult Post-Apocalyptic Horror Tactics Game
Turn-based tactics games have been turning up a lot lately. That’s not a problem, really, especially since each is making its own mark on the genre, whether through great mechanics, […]
Review: Ghost of Tsushima Delivers on a Samurai Game in a Gorgeous Setting
With the PlayStation 5 scheduled to arrive this holiday season, Ghost of Tsushima will go down as the last major exclusive for the PlayStation 4. That’s fitting because Ghost of […]
Review: Mechanically Playing it Safe, Hellbound is a Confident FPS
I’ve played a lot of first person shooters in my life. When I was younger, it was my preferred genre—and I still prefer most games to be in first-person […]
Review: Puzzle Game Relicta Is Polarizing
“Portal-like” should be a genre, because I run into many puzzle games that are obviously inspired by, or even unwittingly share some DNA with Valve’s classic. There aren’t any real […]