Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Encased Is an Homage to Classic Fallout That Struggles to Find Its Own Identity

I need to preface this review by saying Encased isn’t a bad game—but it’s a strange game. It’s not strange in the sense that it’s a pretty standard isometric CRPG […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: A Great Metroidvania, Axiom Verge 2 Subverts Conventions

I came to Axiom Verge late, only playing the first game in series just a year or so ago. I knew it was considered one of the best retro-inspired modern […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

Review: Residual Is a Survival Game That Takes a Few Too Many Missteps

At first glance, Residual looks a little like Starbound—and that’s not too far off. Residual is a sidescrolling survival game. Your ship has crash landed on a procedurally generated world, […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

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 a few genres that you’re probably familiar with, smashes them […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

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 at the expense of fun, or too much towards arcade-like […]

Antal Bokor /
Games & Tech, Review

Review: The Medium Does Many Things Well, but Frustrates with its Gameplay

There are so many elements to a video game. Doing some elements well does not guarantee others came together quite so nicely. The Medium is a game that does story, […]

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Game, Games & Tech, Preview

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 platformer just keeps getting more interesting. With a style that’s […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

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 feel it can have a more transformative effect than it […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

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 thought I’d like before. Rally racing is definitely something I […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

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. It’s why people-watching is so much more interesting at an […]

Marielle Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

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 is one that immediately comes to mind, and perhaps its […]

Antal Bokor /
Game, Games & Tech, Review

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 since Wolfenstein 3D and the original Doom I know a […]

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