Review: Amnesia: Rebirth Delivers Spectacular Horror
Minor spoilers for Amnesia: Rebirth follow: Developer Frictional Games has become one of my favorite developers. I first ran across Penumbra: Overture about twelve or so years ago, and I was […]
Antal is video game advocate, retro game collector, and video game historian. He is also a small streamer, occasional podcast guest, and writer.
Preview: Horror Co-Op GTFO Is Atmospheric, Difficult
It’s spooktober, and everyone’s doing the scary thing. I’ve been having a hard time getting into the spirit of the holiday—which is too bad, because Halloween has always been my […]
Review: Point and Click Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure Comes to Switch
When I was a kid, if I wasn’t playing some sort of first-person shooter, I was playing point and click adventure games. These games, at the time, were some of […]
Preview: Dwarf Management Game Hammerting Wants You to Dive Deep
“The Dwarves delved too greedily and too deep” is a line that’s always stood out to me from The Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring. That single line […]
Review: Noita Is Dynamic, Explosive, Perfect
When I was a kid and games started to feature more destructible objects and terrain, I dreamt of a game with fully reactive environments. I wanted a game where fire […]
Review: The Signifier Has You Step Into Memories to Solve a Mystery
I love a good mystery—I think most people do. But the idea of going into a dead (or dying) person’s thoughts or memories has always made me feel uncomfortable. Memories […]
Review: Cook, Serve, Delicious! 3?! Serves Up Fast, Fun Gameplay
Cooking games are my jam, especially cooperative ones. I’m not talking about Overcooked, either. I’ve found some of the best cooperative cooking games in obscure titles like VR The Diner […]
Review: Leisure Suit Larry: Wet Dreams Dry Twice Numbed Me to Sex Jokes
Note: This Article has been updated I grew up playing adventure games, mostly from Lucasarts, but I knew of the Leisure Suit Larry franchise. In fact, Leisure Suit Larry was […]
Review: Disc Room: I Came, It Sawed, I Conquered
When humans eventually find a mysterious object in space, I’m damn certain they’ll be exploring that thing—no matter how ancient or alien it is. I’ve surmised this solely from my […]
Review: The Red Lantern Shines
Surviving in a harsh winter environment was never my idea of a good video game, that is, until The Long Dark came around. I loved surviving in its post-apocalyptic winter. […]
Review: Airplane Mode Doesn’t Get off the Ground
When I found out there is a game simulating a trans-Atlantic flight, I couldn’t help buy think of Desert Bus, a game off of Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors—a […]
Review: Crown Trick Is Charming but Difficult
I feel like I play more roguelikes than any other type of game. That’s okay, because roguelikes can deliver some of the most satisfying gameplay and some of the […]