Preview: Twin Stick Shooter Clid the Snail Emphasizes Methodical Combat and Exploration
What do you get when you take a snail, arm him to the teeth and give him a bad attitude? Developer Weird Beluga has an answer to that question with […]
Review: Observer: System Redux Has Come Full Circle
Observer (sometimes >observer_) has had an interesting journey. Releasing back in 2017 as a follow-up to developer Bloober Team’s acclaimed Layers of Fear, Observer felt like a heavy hitter. It […]
Review: King of Seas Pirate’s Life Is Not Compelling
Sometimes my taste in video games can be a bit weird, as I tend to like games with a grind, especially those with satisfying mechanics. Games like Elite Dangerous can […]
Review: Chivalry 2 Carries the Banner
I have a special place in my heart for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare—I followed that game, and even participated in its Alpha and Beta testing phases. Developer Torn Banner Studio has […]
Review: Beautiful Desolation Mixes Stunning Visuals, Interesting World with Forgettable Gameplay
There are so many indie games that have cool gameplay ideas with simple stories and scaled down visuals. They come up with a cool gameplay hook and build everything around […]
Necromunda: Hired Gun –Praise the Emperor, for It Is Good
In the past 20 years, there have been only two Warhammer 40k-based FPS: Fire Warrior and Space Hulk: Deathwing. Want to know what these games have in common? They’re bad […]
Review: Gensou SkyDrift Has Solid Kart Racing Hampered by Dated Visuals
Nostalgia in video games can be useful to connect with players. There’s an entire genre of platformers built to look like old school games and some of them are very […]
Review: Monster Truck Championship: Big Wheels, Keep on Turnin’
I like cars and trucks, and I have ever since I was a little girl. More specifically, I love racing cars and trucks. Ever since I could hold a controller […]
The Big Upgrades You Can Expect for PS5 and Xbox Series X
The next-gen consoles have arrived, and for the first time, one of the biggest questions being asked is “what are my old games gonna look like?” Consoles are becoming more […]
Review: Tohu’s Weird Whimsical World Is a Mysterious Delight
Point and click adventure games seem to be having somewhat of a renaissance lately. If you’re someone who grew up on them and enjoyed the subtle humor and head scratching […]
Review: Memoranda is a Typical Point-and-Click Adventure with a Story That Gets Weird
Point-and-click adventure games have been around since the early days of video games. The simpler nature of the point-and-click gameplay means those games generally require less technology. That simplicity also […]
2020 In Review: Our Favorite Video Games of 2020
So long 2020—you were a terrible year for a lot of reasons, but a surprisingly good year for video games. Sure, there was the big letdown that was Cyberpunk 2077. […]