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Review: Return to Grace Has a Great Premise but No Payoff

 I’m a sucker for games that have the player character exploring abandoned sci-fi facilities and derelict spacecraft. I love to piece together a mystery, and Return to Grace promised a […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 30, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review , Uncategorized

    Review: System Shock Is a Brilliant Remake

    GLaDOS is perhaps the most famous rogue AI in video games, but long before I played Portal I was facing off against an antagonist an AI that absolutely terrifies me […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • May 30, 2023
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun Was a Great Idea with Middling Execution

    I’ve been playing a lot of Warhammer 40,000: Darktide lately. Despite its flaws, it has great combat. One of my favorite weapons in Darktide is the boltgun—and right around the […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • May 23, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review , Uncategorized

    Cyan Puzzler Firmament Is Compelling, Enigmatic

    I have a confession to make: I’ve never beaten Myst. “Yeah, but haven’t you reviewed it?” You might ask. And to that I’d have to say: wow, thanks for following […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • May 18, 2023
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Darkest Dungeon II Is More of What You Love, but Also Less

    Darkest Dungeon was a darling when it was released seven years ago. Darkest Dungeon wasn’t unique, but it excelled in creating its sense of grim dread and kept me pushing […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • May 13, 2023
    • Beyond , Event , Event , Feature , Games & Tech

    Review: The Eight Best Things We Saw at LudoNarraCon 2023

    There’s the gaming world you know and the gaming world you don’t. Even if you don’t classify yourself as a “gamer,” simply put, you probably are. Whether it’s quick mobile […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 11, 2023
    • Beyond , Event , Feature , Games & Tech

    Don’t Miss LudoNarraCon 2023 This Weekend!

    Imagine, if you will, a softer world. Literally. Your coziest outfit, your squishiest ‘mallow, your favorite pets, snacks, beverages – your couch, the sun streaming in the windows and nothing […]

  • Marielle Bokor
  • May 5, 2023
    • Game , Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Mia and the Dragon Princess Is Schlock, Full of Missed Opportunities

    I’m still old enough that I remember when full motion video (or FMV) was a novel addition to games.  FMV mostly gave way to the use of computer generated cutscenes, […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • May 4, 2023
    • Chicago history , Chicago history , Games & Tech , Lit , Nonfiction

    Review: When Illinois Base Ball (sic) Was for Fun, Ballists, Dead Beats, and Muffins: Inside Early Baseball in Illinois, by Robert D. Sampson

    In the handful of years after the Civil War, Illinoisans went crazy for baseball, a game that was then spelled as two words “base ball.” By 1868, however, an editor of […]

  • Patrick T. Reardon
  • May 2, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Relaxing Terra Nil Features a Novel Twist on City Builders

    It’s rare to come across a video game with a novel twist on a tried-and-true genre. City builders have been around for over thirty years, and mostly consist of building […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • March 27, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review

    Tchia Is a Truly Special Island Adventure

    There’s a burgeoning market for games that fall outside of the traditional genres, like the emergence of the so-called “cozy game” obsession during COVID. Now, Tchia doesn’t exactly fit the […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • March 20, 2023
    • Games & Tech , Review

    Review: Pinball FX Is a Great Approximation, But Can’t Replace the Real Thing

    I’m no pinball wizard, but I’ve always been fascinated by pinball machines. There’s something incredibly satisfying about all of the electro-mechanical sounds along with the tactile feeling of hitting a […]

  • Antal Bokor
  • March 15, 2023
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