I like taking pictures. I always have. In fact, I’ve parlayed that into a career and still like to take more pictures in my freetime. What I mean to say is it’s […]
Preview: Toem Is a Relaxing, Charming Photographic Adventure
Marielle Bokor
Review: Willy Morgan and the Curse of Bone Town for Switch Is a Somewhat Shaky Adventure
I wasn’t raised on the LucasArts point and click adventures or their ilk. The genre sort of missed me as a kid. It feels like this is a shame, as a lot […]
Review: Lacuna Is a Brilliant but Brutal Noir Thriller
Ever since I first attempted to figure out who stole the Seoul from South Korea, I’ve been an aspiring sleuth. I’m a sucker for good detective stories, in film and in games. […]
Preview: The Newport Theater’s “Peek-Easy” Debuts a Series of Saucy and Safe Live Mini-Shows Tonight with a Raks Geek Takeover
Today’s a momentous day for Chicago. Stage 5 COVID-19 restrictions officially lift, leaving everyone with more options than ever for things to do with their weekend. It feels a little strange, doesn’t […]
Review: Castle Flipper Greatly Improveth the Flipper Formula
It’s been a little bit since I flipped. I was an early fan of the idea of a house flipping game, and excited at the prospect, only to be presented with House […]
Frida Kahlo: Timeless Opens Today at Glen Ellyn’s Cleve Carney Museum of Art
Whether you’ve studied Frida Kahlo and her works intensively or she exists as merely a name and notion in your mind, there’s a few concrete things that come to mind at the […]
Review: Catsperience Is Somewhat ‘Amewzing,’ But Could Use Some Extra Grooming
Have you ever watched your cat curl up in a beam of sunshine or gracefully leap onto furniture they’re most likely not supposed to be on and just for a minute want […]
Review: Flowing Lights Is an Interesting Genre Mash-shmup
Flowing Lights is a throwback with a twist. This indie “arcade puzzle shooter” tries to walk in a lot of worlds. It’s a classic shoot ‘em up or “shmup” but uses an […]
Review: Bisa Butler: Portraits Are Brilliantly Complex and Emotive
It felt like no coincidence that I found myself in the Art Institute’s Bisa Butler exhibit the same day I had wandered through Monet and Chicago. To view Butler’s amazing portraits is […]
Review: Of Bird and Cage Is a Morally Bankrupt and Musically Inept Choose Your Own Adventure Nightmare
It probably seemed like a good idea at the time. Interactive media is the wave of the future, after all. So a metal album that’s also a game that is also a […]
Review: Monet and Chicago Should Be on Your Bucket List
One thing I love about travelling is the opportunity it gives you to get to know someplace new. It’s why I eschew experiences I can have other places in favor of things […]
Review: Mind Scanners Nails Its Dystopian Nightmare Feel but Feels Imbalanced
Just a month or so ago, we attended LudoNarraCon, a virtual convention all about narrative driven games. We saw a lot of great stuff at the convention, including Mind Scanners, a game […]
