Review: Bugsnax Arrives on Steam and Nintendo Switch Along With Free Isle of BIGsnax DLC
Oooooo… oh, well, you probably know what I’m going to be talkin’ ‘bout. Bugsnax was one of my favorite games of 2020, and it’s great to be able to return […]
Review: The Tricorder Collector’s Box Set Is a Fun Addition to any Star Trek Adventures Collection
Star Trek Adventures will always hold a special place in my heart, both because it’s Star Trek and because I spent over a year GMing for a group of friends […]
Review: Not Just Another Cube-Based Puzzle, The Last Cube Is Pretty to Look at and Frequently Brilliant
It’s rare for a puzzle game to be so compelling, but it was hard for me to put down The Last Cube from the moment I first picked it up. […]
Review: Monster Energy Supercross—The Official Videogame 5 Suffers From Series Stagnation, Regression
Another year, another (takes deep breath) Monster Energy Supercross – The Official Videogame 5. This yearly release has already dropped, and while I’ve been struggling to get my thoughts together […]
FMV and Star Power Can’t Save Who Pressed Mute on Uncle Marcus?
I am an admitted fan of full motion video in gaming. There’s something about breaking that fourth wall of platforming and pixel art with real people that’s always been awe […]
Review: Tunic Is a Beautiful Mix of Minimalism and Nostalgia
I’ve been following Tunic for some time now. I first saw it years ago at a local Chicago event, and the Zelda-like game where players control a cute little fox […]
Review: Short Form Iron Lung Masters the Unseen With Brilliant Atmosphere
There’s just something about low fidelity horror games that scare me more often than games using cutting edge graphics. Perhaps the fuzzy, low poly graphics force my brain to fill […]
Review: Lackluster Gameplay Ruins Aztech Forgotten Gods’ Great Premise
It’s hard to write this review. I really wanted to like Aztech Forgotten Gods: It’s got style, it’s got great ideas—and it’s developed by a Mexican indie game studio that […]
Review: Set Sail in a Serene FAR: Changing Tides
When I had the chance to review FAR: Lone Sails before its release, I thought for sure it was going to be a huge deal. To me, it was similar […]
Review: River City Girls Zero Is Exactly What It Says on the Tin
River City Girls is becoming a popular franchise, with its initial first release being a critical success and a sequel on the way, but the characters of Misako and Kyoko […]
Review: Roguelike RPG Zombie Rollerz: Pinball Heroes Is Fun, but It’s Not a Good Pinball Game
Sometimes the best or most exciting games I’ve played were mash-ups of genres. Surprisingly, when I heard about Zombie Rollerz and its mash-up of pinball and roguelike, I wasn’t very […]
Review: Elex II Delivers on Its Jet Pack Promise, Little Else
2022 is really shaping up to be a great year for video games. Games like Elden Ring and Horizon: Forbidden West look like early game of the year contenders, and […]