Review: Pangeon Lacks Polish and Replayability.
Roguelikes have enjoyed a lot of popularity in recent years: Enter the Gungeon, The Binding of Isaac, and Dead Cells, to name a few. Their replayability, pleasing art styles, and […]
Review: Bright Memory Is a (Short) Trip
A new console generation means flashy graphics and questionable launch titles. PlayStation 5 has some great launch titles—Demon’s Souls automatically stands out, but even Astro’s Playroom manages to be a […]
Review: Join the Space Race in Mars Horizon
Historical “what if?” has always been a fun subgenre of historical fiction that doesn’t get as much representation in video games as I’d like. Most of the time if you […]
Review: LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special Indulges Fans in its Time-Hopping, Festive Storyline
It’s not as strong or funny as the two LEGO movies and it only runs about 40 minutes, but for some reason The LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special is exactly […]
Interview: The Climb Filmmakers, Stars on Using Their Own Names, Building Off Their Short Film, and Inspiration from French Cinema
At its core, the long-delayed art-house comedy The Climb (which had its world premiere at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Coup de Coeur prize) is about […]
Viewpoint: The Joy of Protest—Chicago Protests: A Joyful Revolution by Vashon Jordan Jr.
Chicago Protests: A Joyful Revolution by Vashon Jordan Jr. Self-published Joy is being free to say: “Look at me! Listen to me!” Joy is being free to join with others […]
Review: Observer Gets a New Coat of Paint with Observer: System Redux
Originally released in 2017 by Bloober Team, Observer was a psychological horror noir tale told in a Cyberpunk world. Now in 2020, we have Observer: System Redux, a re-release of […]
Preview: Another Settlement Needs Your Help in Endzone—A World Apart
I love city builder and population management games, especially when they break from conventional. Frostpunk was a great example of a post-apocalyptic setting for a city builder, and playing it […]
Review: 17 Blocks Follows One Family Over Decades of Struggle, Tragedy and Healing
A multigenerational exercise in cinema verité, 17 Blocks proves to be a surprisingly emotional 20-year journey through the lives of a family living in the shadow of the nation’s capital. Directed […]
Review: Röki Is an Epic, Emotional Adventure
There’s a good reason Shakespeare wrote so many tragedies. Tragedy is universal, and reaches us on a human level, if it comes from a genuine place. But we’ve all probably […]
Review: Astro’s Playroom Shows Off DualSense Controller While Being Full of Joy
Pack-in games for new consoles are nothing new to PlayStation, but they haven’t exactly been big hits. Recently, The Playroom on PlayStation 4 and Welcome Park on PlayStation Vita were […]
Review: The Falconeer Impresses Visually, Fails Mechanically
With the new console generation, a lot of people are going to be looking for games to play. On the Xbox Series X|S that very much seems to be the […]