Ah, Doom. It’s a game series that popularized, and basically invented the first person shooter genre. When 2016’s Doom came along, I wasn’t sure if it was a reboot of the series, […]
Review: Doom Eternal Rips Away Simplicity, Tears at My Patience
Review: Even With Minimal Art In Other Waters Features a Deep Mystery
I used to abhor water levels in video games. It started with Super Mario Bros., and the dodging of bloopers partnered with the slow, floaty movements. But games like Soma and Subnautica […]
Review: Half-Life: Alyx Transcends its Medium, is Destined to be a Classic
I used to joke that it would take the end of the world to get a new Half-Life game. I regret those jokes now. But we do have a brand new Half-Life […]
Review: Animal Crossing: New Horizons is the Perfect Getaway for these Trying Times
I grew up playing games you might think typical for a young male, especially since the gaming landscape was different when I first picked up a controller to cut my teeth on […]
Review: Operencia: The Stolen Sun is a Polished, Gorgeous Dungeon Crawl
Okay, I have a serious problem. This week is just packed with great releases. Doom: Eternal has been collecting dust as I spend time in Animal Crossing New Horizons, and Half-Life: Alyx. […]
Review: The Room VR: A Dark Matter is a Mysterious, Visually Stunning VR Puzzle Game
During the early days of modern consumer VR, I remember standing inside of an escape the room game, fumbling with some object, and thinking of the fun I had playing The Room […]
Review: Overpass is a Hard Pass
One of the genres of video games I like best are racing games. I have loved them ever since the first ones I got my hands on for NES and beyond. While […]
Review: Deep Sky Derelicts Definitive Edition Brings Gritty Sci-Fi Deck Building to Consoles
I’ve had a lot of roguelikes coming my way lately. Well, it’s been more like non-stop roguelikes and rogue-lites for the past few years—and that’s a good thing. Deep Sky Derelicts is […]
Review: Roundguard Is a Delightful Mix of Peggle and Slay the Spire
Let me get this out of the way: Roundguard is absolutely delightful. It combines two of my favorite games: the pachinko-like Peggle, and the deckbuilding roguelike Slay the Spire. It’s a twist […]
Review: Dandara: Trials of Fear Edition Brings New Levels and Quality of Life Changes to the Gravity Defying Metroidvania
I first heard of Dandara when a writer pitched the review to me in 2018.When he submitted it, all I knew going in was that it was a metroidvania. After reading his […]
Review: Hidden Through Time is Silly and Charming
There’s a genre of video games that it seems like most people usually ignore: the hidden object game. I mean, they’re everywhere. I’ve seen the one based on the Castle TV show […]
Review: Once a Fan Recreation, Black Mesa Manages to Transcend its Source
I remember when Half-Life came out. I convinced my mom to buy it for me “for Christmas” around its release in November. I couldn’t possibly wait a whole month to play it, […]
