Review: Drone Swarm Never Amounts to More than a Tech Demo
When PlayStation 4 debuted almost a decade ago, one of its main features was its ability to handle particle effects. It was something I’ve seen on PC, but games like […]
Antal is video game advocate, retro game collector, and video game historian. He is also a small streamer, occasional podcast guest, and writer.
Review: Lightning Fast ScourgeBringer Fits Snugly in the Roguelike Mold
The world of video games is brutal—especially roguelikes. How many games have young people fighting against impossible odds, off to a certain fate, in a slim chance of stopping a […]
Review: 9 Monkeys of Shaolin Is Brawler Bliss
Brawlers always have a fond place in my heart. I remember spending countless hours with my brother on the couch playing Turtles in Time, Double Dragon, and countless other brawlers. […]
Review: Aquanox Deep Descent Is an Underwater Slog
I used to abhor water levels. It started with Super Mario Bros. and persisted until recently. Water slows you down, and makes everything floaty—which is appropriate, but doesn’t feel fun […]
Review: Monster Truck Championship Is a Blast For Monster Truck Fans
I’ve never been a fan of monster trucks. Sure, I thought iconic truck Bigfoot was cool growing up, and always wanted to see a monster truck show—but I never have. […]
Review:Alpaca Ball: Allstars Is a Hilarious Physics-Based Soccer Party Game
Sometimes a concept comes around, and it’s so silly, it manages to be a sensation before people get a hold of the game. I’m surprised Alpaca Ball: Allstars hasn’t […]
Review: Stealth Focused Partisans 1941 Takes Cues From Other Genre Favorites
Stealth and tactics games go incredibly well together. Shadow Tactics was a smash hit game that had a heavy emphasis on stealth, and Desperados III took that same formula, and […]
Review: Double Pug Switch Has Few Redeeming Values
I’m a sucker for platformers. There was a point where I definitely thought the genre was overplayed, but now that I’m older, I can appreciate a good jumping puzzle. I’ve […]
Review: Spin and Jump Through Time and Space with Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s about Time
I didn’t grow up playing Crash Bandicoot. I didn’t even really play console games when it released, much preferring computer games. When I finally got a PlayStation a few years […]
Preview: Comedy Shopkeeping Game Craftlands Workshoppe Is Fun, Has Potential
The idea of being a shopkeeper in a role-playing video game has always intrigued me. Collect or craft items for adventurers to purchase while you run and upgrade your own […]
Review: Torchlight III Has Great Combat, but With Caveats
I spent a lot of my younger years playing platformers, and then first person shooters. I wasn’t much of a role-playing game fan until I was introduced to Diablo—and from […]
Review: Re:Turn–One Way Trip Is Sufficient Side-Scrolling Horror Fun
It’s October, and the time to play spooky games is upon us. I haven’t really gotten into the spirit too much this year—the rest of the year has been scary […]