Review: Super Magbot Is a Platformer That Challenges You to Push and Pull Yourself to Win
I think I used to stay away from platformers when I was a kid. I got sick of side scrollers with fat, slow bullets or plumbers jumping on the heads […]
Antal is video game advocate, retro game collector, and video game historian. He is also a small streamer, occasional podcast guest, and writer.
Review: Soulslike Tails of Iron Offers Brutal Difficulty and Gameplay
While some people don’t like “soulslike” as a genre descriptor, I have no problems using it. Sure, soulslike is just another name for action role-playing game, but there are just […]
Review: Gamedec Puts You in the Shoes of a Virtual Investigator
I remember when I first started to play World of Warcraft, way back during its alpha phase, and there would be Game Masters physically manifesting in their GM robes to […]
Review: Clash of Chefs VR Has the Recipe for Fun
Some games work better for virtual reality than others—at least in its current state—and cooking games are definitely a fit for the still fledgling medium. If you’re a fan of […]
Review: The Amazing American Circus Is a Novel Card Battler
There has been an absolute glut of video game card games lately. I don’t know if Slay the Spire was the catalyst, or it was the game that got me […]
Review: SkateBIRD Has a Few Issues that Clip Its Wings
SkateBIRD is a game I’ve seen at a few festivals over the years, and it has always drawn a crowd. It’s obviously adorable, and a game concept that is easy […]
Preview: Coromon Has Its Own Spin on the Pocket Monster Genre
Growing up, I missed the whole pocket monster craze by a few years. I was just slightly older than the kids getting into it, even though I was still a […]
Review: Seed of Life Looks Good, but Doesn’t Reach Its Potential
I’m not angry with Seed of Life, just disappointed. There are plenty of reason to be frustrated, if not angry, however—especially with a game that does nothing right. I rarely […]
Review: Encased Is an Homage to Classic Fallout That Struggles to Find Its Own Identity
I need to preface this review by saying Encased isn’t a bad game—but it’s a strange game. It’s not strange in the sense that it’s a pretty standard isometric CRPG […]
Review: A Great Metroidvania, Axiom Verge 2 Subverts Conventions
I came to Axiom Verge late, only playing the first game in series just a year or so ago. I knew it was considered one of the best retro-inspired modern […]
Review: Residual Is a Survival Game That Takes a Few Too Many Missteps
At first glance, Residual looks a little like Starbound—and that’s not too far off. Residual is a sidescrolling survival game. Your ship has crash landed on a procedurally generated world, […]
Review: Dice Legacy Is an Occasionally Fun, Somewhat Unwieldy Experiment
I’m always extolling the virtues of video games, especially when they take risks or even blend genres. Dice Legacy takes a few genres that you’re probably familiar with, smashes them […]