Review: Defeat Oppressive Deities in Flawed but Interesting Gods Will Fall
There are a few epic tropes that have stuck with me over the years, and one of them is that of a people who decide to rebel against, and destroy […]
Review: Tohu’s Weird Whimsical World Is a Mysterious Delight
Point and click adventure games seem to be having somewhat of a renaissance lately. If you’re someone who grew up on them and enjoyed the subtle humor and head scratching […]
Review: Shakes on a Plane Doesn’t Quite Land
Times are strange. At least, that’s the case in Shakes on a Plane, where aliens obsessed with culinary competition reality shows have been “chopped” and, not to be beaten, decided […]
Review: Super Meat Boy Forever Isn’t Exactly the Sequel I Was Hoping For
The original Super Meat Boy holds a special place in my heart. It’s the game that made me think again about platformers: their controls, their difficulty. I used to see […]
Review: Pocket Fighter Fatal Fury: First Contact Enjoys New Life on Switch
I’ve been on a massive Neo Geo kick lately. The old SNK Neo Geo fighting games were always so advanced for their time, with such high fidelity pixel graphics, they […]
2020 In Review: Our Favorite Video Games of 2020
So long 2020—you were a terrible year for a lot of reasons, but a surprisingly good year for video games. Sure, there was the big letdown that was Cyberpunk 2077. […]
Review: Apple Arcade’s Gem of a Matching Game, Grindstone Finds a Natural Home on the Switch
Launched with Apple Arcade in September 2019, Grindstone made its way to the Nintendo Switch this month. As one of the subscription service’s biggest original titles, the game is finally […]
Review: Dune Sea–Crappy Bird
Video games don’t have to be all about difficulty. Sometimes, they can be about relaxation and exploration. When I got a chance to play Dune Sea on Nintendo Switch, and […]
Games and Tech Gift Guide 2020
Christmas is fast approaching, and 2020 will be soon behind us. 2020 has been a challenge for most of the country—and it’s making the holiday season a little bit […]
Review: The Last Blade—Beyond the Destiny Is the Right Kind of Blast From the Past
The Neo Geo Pocket Color was a system I missed out on when I was younger. I didn’t really play games on handhelds back then—but I missed out on […]
Review: Point and Click Gibbous: A Cthulhu Adventure Comes to Switch
When I was a kid, if I wasn’t playing some sort of first-person shooter, I was playing point and click adventure games. These games, at the time, were some of […]
Review: The Red Lantern Shines
Surviving in a harsh winter environment was never my idea of a good video game, that is, until The Long Dark came around. I loved surviving in its post-apocalyptic winter. […]