Preview: Escape a Strange World as a Castaway in Olija
Olija is an adventure game that gives me strong Out of the World/Another World vibes, but manages to be so completely different. In Olija you play as Captain Faraday, stranded […]
Review: Pocket Fighter Fatal Fury: First Contact Enjoys New Life on Switch
I’ve been on a massive Neo Geo kick lately. The old SNK Neo Geo fighting games were always so advanced for their time, with such high fidelity pixel graphics, they […]
Review: Call of the Sea Has Phenomenal Graphics, Somewhat Easy Puzzles
I’m usually the first to say that puzzle games are completely dependent on the person playing them. Some people can get through a puzzle game in half the time it […]
Review: When the Past Was Around Is a Point and Click Love Story Full of Folk Whimsy
Videogames are a medium for interactive storytelling. Some games expand artistic boundaries by telling smaller, more intimate vignettes–personal stories that aim for the heart and are not made to […]
Review: Monster Sanctuary Brings Back Memories but Lacks Punch
Monster Sanctuary is a new retro RPG that brings the 16-bit nostalgia of the glory days to a modern console generation. It takes bits and bobs of the SNES classics […]
Review: Calico‘s Marshmallow World Delights but Deflates Due to Clunky Controls
I have a lot of good memories growing up of time spent with My Little Ponies and Barbies and Strawberry Shortcake dolls. It wasn’t necessarily about the dolls, all soft […]
Review: Worms Rumble Is as Chaotic as Real-Time Worms Should Be
I’ve been playing Worms for a long time—at least since the original, with most of my playtime being with Worms 2 and Worms Armageddon. I loved the turn-based strategic gameplay, […]
Review: Just Send Orwell’s Animal Farm to the Knacker and Move On
I’ve played a few adventure games based on literary works in my time—heck, at least one of them was this year with Metamorphosis, a first person adventure game based on […]
Review: Myst Enters the Age of Virtual Reality
The Quest 2 continues to impress me, so much so that it’s become the virtual reality headset that I use the most. It doesn’t outperform my Valve Index, but its […]
Review: Empire of Sin Is Strategy the Chicago Way
“He pulls a knife, you pull a gun. He sends one of yours to the hospital, you send one of his to the morgue.” It’s something Al Capone once said […]
Review: Dune Sea–Crappy Bird
Video games don’t have to be all about difficulty. Sometimes, they can be about relaxation and exploration. When I got a chance to play Dune Sea on Nintendo Switch, and […]
Games and Tech Gift Guide 2020
Christmas is fast approaching, and 2020 will be soon behind us. 2020 has been a challenge for most of the country—and it’s making the holiday season a little bit […]