With no visibility I trudged on carrying the carcass of the deer I shot and tracked for over a mile. The weather became bad while I was harvesting those last few precious […]
Game Review: The Long Dark is the Fittest Survival Game
Antal Bokor
Game Review: Tacoma is Competent Short-Form Sci-Fi
Minor story spoilers follow: Tacoma is almost in lockstep with developer Fullbright’s previous indie darling, 2013’s Gone Home. Instead of exploring an empty house and interacting with its various contents to reveal […]
Game Review: Pyre is a Whole New Ballgame
Minor story and gameplay spoilers follow: Supergiant Games is best known for 2011’s Bastion and 2014’s Transistor. Both featured breathtaking art, an amazing soundtrack, and an engaging but poignant story. Both were […]
Game Review: Aven Colony is a Rewarding City Builder
Aven Colony, developed by Team 17, is a city builder, like Sim City or City: Skylines but with the goal of colonizing an alien world. Instead of building parks and skyscapers you […]
Game Review: Lone Echo is One Giant Leap For Virtual Reality
When virtual reality slowly started to go mainstream in 2016, gamers were hoping for a renaissance. To finally be able to be inside the game – not just controlling an avatar but actually being […]
Game Review: Splatoon 2 Stays Fresh
Nintendo has a way of taking a genre of game that could be intimidating to some players, and making it not only accessible, but fun and fresh. Splatoon 2 harnesses all that […]
Game Review: The End is Nigh Post-Apocalyptic Platform Perfection
The End is Nigh is an insidious platformer by Edmund McMillen and Tyler Glaiel. McMillen is known for his contributions to indie games Super Meat Boy and The Binding of Isaac. The […]
Game Review: Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two: Episode 1 is a Solid Adventure
Minor story spoilers follow: Minecraft: Story Mode – Season Two is the follow up to 2015/2016’s Minecraft: Story Mode. Developed by Telltale Games, which is a veritable factory of story-driven adventure games, […]
Game Review: That’s You! Doesn’t Have Enough Tricks Up Its Sleeve
That’s You! was revealed at this year’s E3 so it was a bit of a surprise to learn that it would be a PlayStation Plus title the very next month. Developed by […]
Game Review: Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy Spins Up Nostalgia
Vicarious Visions has resurrected Crash Bandicoot much to the delight of those who believe we’ve gone too long without the dopey marsupial. Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy is the original three games–Crash […]
Game Review: Nex Machina Reigns in Neon Bullet Hell
Arcade shooter Nex Machina is a neon ballet of voxelized mayhem and death – and it’s fucking awesome. Where many games flounder trying to recapture that “retro feel,” Nex Machina pulls it […]
Game Review: ARMS is a Punch Above
Nintendo hasn’t established a new genre with ARMS, but like Super Smash Bros. before it, they have taken the fighting genre and made it accessible while flipping it on its head – […]
