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 […]
Antal is video game advocate, retro game collector, and video game historian. He is also a small streamer, occasional podcast guest, and writer.
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: 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 […]
Preview: With Its Latest Update Session: Skate Sim Feels Like a Whole New Game
While I skateboarded a bit when I was younger, I never really did much more than balance on the board. The most I learned about skateboarding was through video games. […]
Review: Shadow Warrior 3 Is a Competent Shooter that Struggles With Its Series’ Past Identity
There was a retro style shooter revival in in the ‘10s, and it started before Doom 2016 with games like Shadow Warrior 2013. I was never a huge fan […]
Review: Escape Simulator Is a Fantastic Puzzle Game Bolstered by an Active Community
There have been escape room style puzzle games around for a while now—hell, I’d even argue games like Myst have escape room type elements. But what these style of games […]
This War of Mine, Which Portrays the Civilian Cost of War, Will Donate all Proceeds from Sales to the Ukrainian Red Cross
If you, like the rest of the world, are watching in horror as Russia invades sovereign Ukraine then you must also know that Ukrainian civilians are going to be hurting […]
Review: Martha Is Dead Has a Messy Narrative Interspersed With Gratuitous Gore
When I hear “psychological horror” in relation to video games, I can’t help but recoil a bit. Often psychological horror games will try to clumsily tackle important subjects while […]
Preview: Uragun Is Explosive Twin-Stick Action
I’ve been playing a lot of demos in this year’s Steam Next Fest, and while there have been a fair amount of good games to check out, I think the […]
Preview: Batora: Lost Haven Is a Variation on ARPGs
There are a lot of action role-playing games out there right now, with Lost Ark the behemoth that is dominating the scene. It’s good, then, that games like Batora: […]
Review: My Fabulous Storyteller Is a Fun Interactive Audiobook Player for Kids
Parents these days may struggle with being able to find entertainment for their young ones without having to resort to putting them in front of a screen. Audiobooks are a […]