Review: Hilarious and Surreal, Psychonauts 2 Was Worth the Wait
As a kid, I played many LucasArts games, so I had an early introduction to the works and humor of Tim Schafer. He left LucasArts over 20 years ago and […]
Antal is video game advocate, retro game collector, and video game historian. He is also a small streamer, occasional podcast guest, and writer.
Review: Glyph Offers Serene but Floaty Platforming
When I was a little kid playing on my parent’s NES, I used to love Marble Madness. There hasn’t quite been a game quite like the original NES or arcade […]
Review: Monster Train First Class Rides onto Nintendo Switch
You could tell I really liked Monster Train when I first played it. So it’s great to have it available to-go on Nintendo Switch. Monster Train First Class is the […]
Review: Recompile Is a Stylish Cyberspace Metroidvania with a Few Glitches
Growing up watching cartoons in the 90s, there were lots of shows about “cyberspace” with ancient computer graphics and cheesy storylines about computer programs fighting viruses inside of what the […]
Review: Hell Architect Is a Hellish Human Ant Farm
I think the first time I was introduced to the concept of playing the bad guy in a video game was Bullfrog’s classic Dungeon Keeper. In it, you play as […]
Preview: Mutants, Madness, Meat Piles, Death Trash
I never thought to ask the question, ”what would Fallout be like, but with more piles of meat?” But I’m sure glad someone did, because Death Trash is the answer. […]
Review: Chicago-Based Big Sir Games’ Cosmo’s Quickstop Is Chaotic, Crazy Fun
Check out our interview with Cosmo’s Quickstop creators Big Sir Games here. Lately I’ve been playing a lot of games like Overcooked!. You know the type: you’re given a list […]
Review: Ambition: A Minuet in Power, a Balance of Stats
If you’ve ever dreamt of hobnobbing with the social elite during the early years of revolution in 18th Paris, well, that’s weirdly specific—but you’re in luck. Ambition: A Minuet in […]
Review: Alien The Roleplaying Game: Colonial Marines Operations Manual Is Everything you Need to Run A Sprawling Marine Campaign
It’s been a few months since my tabletop role-playing game group sat down to a session of Alien The Roleplaying Game. We were playing through the available cinematic scenarios, and […]
Review: Wildermyth Is as Close to TTRPG Storytelling You Can Get in a Video Game
For the last few years I’ve really gotten into tabletop role-playing games, or TTRPGs. While there are a few players I know that approach the games like it’s a video […]
Review: Beautiful Greak: Memories of Azur Is Nearly Perfect, Occasionally Cumbersome
Sometimes games lose the balance between production values and good gameplay, but when a fine balance is struck, it can be serendipity. Such is the case with the beautiful Greak: […]
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 […]