Review: Once a Fan Recreation, Black Mesa Manages to Transcend its Source
I remember when Half-Life came out. I convinced my mom to buy it for me “for Christmas” around its release in November. I couldn’t possibly wait a whole month to […]
Game Over–C2E2 Day 3 Game Retrospective
It’s all over folks, C2E2 2020 is done and gone, leaving us only with fond memories. It feels like C2E2 gets bigger every year–their game presence certainly has. There was […]
Review: Corruption 2029 is a Great Stealth Meets Turn-Based Hybrid
The developer Bearded Ladies made a name for themselves with their hit Mutant Year Zero. When they announced, only a short few weeks ago, that Corruption 2029 would be arriving […]
Review: Mosaic is Striking, Surreal, Boring
We’re all stuck on this planet together, hurtling through space, grinding away daily at thankless jobs until our inevitable demise. This sort of existential dread has become old hat for […]
Review: Wargroove Gets a Whole new Campaign in Free Double Trouble DLC
I didn’t get a chance to play Wargroove when it originally released. I always thought that was too bad, since it reminded me of a westernized Fire Emblem and […]
Review: Local Multiplayer Party Game Thief Town is a Good Fit for Nintendo Switch
The Nintendo Switch is a great system for party games. You can bring up the eShop without seeing bunches of them. So what then makes a Nintendo Switch party game […]
Review: Zombie Army 4: Dead War is Over the Top Zombie Shooting Fun–Bring Friends.
When I was younger, and I was first cutting my teeth on shooters, the two most acceptable enemy types were Nazis and zombies. It wasn’t controversial back then to […]
Review: Through the Darkest of Times is a Harrowing Historical Strategy Game
It used to be unusual to have glimpses of important historical events depicted in video games. When history is depicted, it’s more often through grand strategy war games—and you can […]
Review: VGA Gallery’s System Link: Video Game as Memoir Strikes a Poignant Chord
How do you tell someone what it feels like when your child dies of cancer? How do you express the pain of knowing they’re fading away? What about the importance […]
Review: Atmospheric Puzzler 7th Sector Arcs onto Switch
I’m a sucker for a good puzzle game. More specifically, I’m a sucker for puzzle games with interesting mechanics. I don’t mind it if a puzzle game throws a bunch […]
Review: It Came from Space and Ate Our Brains is a Little Too Minimal
It wasn’t too long ago that I was writing about the need for good arcade-like games. There is always a demand for party games, quick pick up and play co-op […]
Review: Despite Its Whimsy, I Have a Few Bones to Pick With Skellboy
Since I first played Kid Chameleon on Sega Genesis way back in the day, I’ve had a thing for games that let you swap headgear for specific powers. In […]