Review: Super Magbot Is a Platformer That Challenges You to Push and Pull Yourself to Win
I think I used to stay away from platformers when I was a kid. I got sick of side scrollers with fat, slow bullets or plumbers jumping on the heads […]
Review: Soulslike Tails of Iron Offers Brutal Difficulty and Gameplay
While some people don’t like “soulslike” as a genre descriptor, I have no problems using it. Sure, soulslike is just another name for action role-playing game, but there are just […]
Review: The Amazing American Circus Is a Novel Card Battler
There has been an absolute glut of video game card games lately. I don’t know if Slay the Spire was the catalyst, or it was the game that got me […]
Review: Toem is a Cozy, Cute Photo Adventure
In the past year or so, as we’ve gone through a pandemic and other struggles, it’s become apparent to me just how powerful a force for good something comforting can […]
Review: Monster Harvest Combines Genres at the Expense of Both
I love it when games blend genres. It’s something that’s pretty common in other media, but for video games I feel it can have a more transformative effect than it […]
Review: Have a Blast Has Good Ideas, but Clunky Gameplay
One of the first video games ever made was Spacewar! Only available on expensive computers owned by universities, Spacewar! would be one of the most influential video games, and a […]
Review: Myst Returns with Updated Graphics, Same Classic Gameplay
There’s an ongoing internet joke about Todd Howard and rereleasing Skyrim, but there’s been so many releases of Myst at this point that even Todd has to be taking notes. […]
Review: The Vale: Shadow of the Crown Is An Interesting Experiment in Accessibility
The people who make games and game hardware are starting to realize that accessibility is important. It’s great to see more accessibility options showing up in video games, and the […]
Review: Glyph Offers Serene but Floaty Platforming
When I was a little kid playing on my parent’s NES, I used to love Marble Madness. There hasn’t quite been a game quite like the original NES or arcade […]
Review: Recompile Is a Stylish Cyberspace Metroidvania with a Few Glitches
Growing up watching cartoons in the 90s, there were lots of shows about “cyberspace” with ancient computer graphics and cheesy storylines about computer programs fighting viruses inside of what the […]
Review: Wildermyth Is as Close to TTRPG Storytelling You Can Get in a Video Game
For the last few years I’ve really gotten into tabletop role-playing games, or TTRPGs. While there are a few players I know that approach the games like it’s a video […]
Review: Jupiter Hell Manages Kinetic Action in a Turn-Based Format
I grew up playing all sorts of first person shooters because of Doom—so I’m obviously happy that the Doom franchise is alive and well, and still inspiring games outside of […]