When looking at the promotional marterial for Tasomachi, it looks like a magical experience. And indeed, its first few moments are magical. Tasomachi has a great art style, and a world that […]
Review: Beautiful Tasomachi Is All Style, No Substance
Antal Bokor
Review: Genesis Noir Is a Visual Treat, but Not a Good Game
Genesis Noir is one of those games I’ve been seeing for years on the various indie games circuits we cover here in Chicago. My first impression of this game was its visual […]
Review: Ashwalkers Is a Bleak Walk with Hard Choices
Cormac McCarthy’s The Road has stuck with me for years. I was always hoping to find a video game to recapture that same feeling of bleak hopelessness. Ashwalkers really gives off that […]
Review: Voodoo Noir Shadow Man: Remastered Is a Nostalgia Trip
Back in 1999, I played every game I could get my hands on. I didn’t have an Nintendo 64, PlayStation or a Dreamcast though—I played mostly PC games back then. I skipped […]
Review: Boss Rush Godstrike Delivers Twin Stick Action
There was a time when I shied away from challenge in video games. It’s not that I wanted a guaranteed win, I just didn’t want to have to lose a bunch to […]
Review: Undermine Is Worth the Time Commitment it Demands
I’ve been playing Undermine a lot. It’s a fun game, and one I really committed myself to in ways I often don’t when I’m reviewing a game. With Undermine, it’s been a […]
Review: Knight Squad 2 Is Party Game Goodness
I didn’t get to the original Knight Squad until about last year or so when it released for the Nintendo Switch. I thought, back then, that the party game was fun but […]
Review: Say No! More Is About the Power of “No”
Sometimes it’s hard to say “no.” People naturally want to please others or avoid conflicts. But it turns out saying “no” is exactly what you need to do sometimes. That’s the entire […]
Review: Overcooked! All You Can Eat Is a Big Serving of Co-Op Fun
As much as I love co-op games, especially ones that require lots of precise teamwork, I never played the Overcooked series. Yeah, I know, they frequently come up in lists of the […]
Review: Paradise Lost Is a Slow Walk to Find Obvious Answers
Walking simulator has become a bit of a derogatory term for some. It usually describes a game in which your main activity is walking around, exploring an environment, and interacting with a […]
Review: Vengeance Is Fast and Brutal in Bloodroots
At this point, the western themed revenge epic is a tale as old as modern cinema. There have certainly been a few video games that tackled the subject, but none quite like […]
Review: Precision Platformer Sir Lovelot Looks for Love in All the Wrong Places–and Finds it
The release of Super Meat Boy Forever left me wanting a new, tight platformer in the vein of Super Meat Boy. Forever’s endless runner format just didn’t really give me the same […]
