Review: Dice Legacy Is an Occasionally Fun, Somewhat Unwieldy Experiment
I’m always extolling the virtues of video games, especially when they take risks or even blend genres. Dice Legacy takes…
Review: Fun and Challenging the Hunter: Call of the Wild Opens Up Hunting in the Southwest with Rancho del Arroyo
Hunting games have always been a hard sell for me. They have the tendency to lean too heavily towards realism…
Preview: Tandem: A Tale of Shadows Mixes Perspectives for Clever Puzzle Platforming
I had a chance to check out the dark and whimsical Tandem: A Tale of Shadows before, and this puzzle…
Review: Monster Harvest Combines Genres at the Expense of Both
I love it when games blend genres. It’s something that’s pretty common in other media, but for video games I…
Review: WRC 10 Is Now My Go-To Rally Game
One of the side effects of playing a lot of video games for review is finding new genres I never…
Review Necrobarista Brews a Beautiful, Complex Story With a Rich Blend of Humor and Heart
Transitions are inherently compelling. No matter how many people say they’re okay with change, there’s a tension inherent in it.…
Review: Button City Is Incredibly Cute With a Wholesome Story, Painful Mechanics
I’m extremely partial to wholesome games—games that you can wrap yourself in like a blanket of good feelings. Animal Crossing…
Preview: Blending Modern and Retro Dread Templar Is a Killer First Person Shooter
There has been an ongoing resurgence of retro style first person shooters—and as someone who has played first person shooters…
Review: Clid The Snail Is a Fun Concept Hampered by Muddy Graphics, Lackluster Gameplay
I love it when video games get weird or otherwise defy convention, and that’s exactly what this freshman effort from…
Review: Rustler Is a Funny but Flawed Homage to Classic Grand Theft Auto
I feel like a fogey sometimes when I think about games I played when I was a kid. Back when…
Review: Have a Blast Has Good Ideas, but Clunky Gameplay
One of the first video games ever made was Spacewar! Only available on expensive computers owned by universities, Spacewar! would…
Review: The Persistence Enhanced Edition Is a Slow Horror Rogue-lite
I really wanted to like The Persistence. I have, over the last couple of months, returned to it repeatedly to…
