Review: While Paying Brilliant Homage, Sifu Is as Brutal as a Punch to the Face
I really appreciate difficult video games, and sometimes a game comes along that presents me with a considerable challenge. Sifu is extremely punishing, and required me to take a fair […]
Review: Archvale Is a Bright, Tight, Twin Stick Shooter Meets Role-Playing Game
I love a good genre mash-up, and Archvale is a great one: role-playing game with some soulslike influence meets twin-stick shooter. Throw on top a bit of bullet hell, and […]
Preview: Twin Stick Shooter Clid the Snail Emphasizes Methodical Combat and Exploration
What do you get when you take a snail, arm him to the teeth and give him a bad attitude? Developer Weird Beluga has an answer to that question with […]
Review: Mortal Shell is a Worthy Soulslike
There’s an argument that “soulslike” isn’t a genre, or even a subgenre. No matter where you stand on that debate, it’s impossible to deny that Dark Souls has a particular […]
Introducing: Third Coast Streamer Spotlight
As you well know, streaming is nothing new. It’s hard to believe but streaming giant Twitch has been around since 2011. But streaming has become even bigger since coronavirus, with […]
Best Video Games of the Decade, Part Two–The Most Important Games of the Decade
As I mentioned in my previous Favorites of the Decade article, I originally planned for one list. But that list became so unwieldy I decided to break it down into […]
Best Video Games of the Decade, Part One: Favorite Video Games
When I sat down at the end of 2019 to compile my “best of” the decade list, it ended up being a massive undertaking, and it turned into a larger […]
Review: Dark Souls Remastered on Nintendo Switch Means You Can “Git Gud” Anywhere
When Dark Souls was announced for Nintendo Switch, I was pretty hyped. Not only was I excited for the prospect of a remaster (you can read my review of the […]
Review: Immortal: Unchained Goes Big But Still Ends Up Going Home
Immortal: Unchained is an action role-playing game developed and published by Toadman Interactive. Set in the far future on an alien world, you play as a warrior who has been imprisoned for […]
Review: Dark Souls Remastered is the Definitive Version of this Essential Modern Classic
Dark Souls forever changed the way I look at video games. That is absolutely no exaggeration. I feel like Dark Souls and the rest of the Souls series (including Bloodborne) […]
The Death of a Game: The Last Seven Days of Demon’s Souls
Demon’s Souls is dead. The massively popular cult hit hails from all the way back in 2009, but its presence has been felt in video games since. Then, on February 28th, at […]