Observer (sometimes >observer_) has had an interesting journey. Releasing back in 2017 as a follow-up to developer Bloober Team’s acclaimed Layers of Fear, Observer felt like a heavy hitter. It had a […]
Sometimes my taste in video games can be a bit weird, as I tend to like games with a grind, especially those with satisfying mechanics. Games like Elite Dangerous can have me […]
I have a special place in my heart for Chivalry: Medieval Warfare—I followed that game, and even participated in its Alpha and Beta testing phases. Developer Torn Banner Studio has been on […]
There are so many indie games that have cool gameplay ideas with simple stories and scaled down visuals. They come up with a cool gameplay hook and build everything around that while […]
In the past 20 years, there have been only two Warhammer 40k-based FPS: Fire Warrior and Space Hulk: Deathwing. Want to know what these games have in common? They’re bad (Deathwing to […]
Remember Untitled Goose Game? I’m sure you do—it was sort of a phenomenon. Now imagine if the goose from that game was an intergalactic bounty hunter with a Samus (from Metroid) style […]
At this point, the western themed revenge epic is a tale as old as modern cinema. There have certainly been a few video games that tackled the subject, but none quite like […]
There’s a few experiences I can think of that are pretty universal but also hard to accurately describe or portray. Growing up, love, loss–big subjects that are easy to get wrong, but […]
Nostalgia in video games can be useful to connect with players. There’s an entire genre of platformers built to look like old school games and some of them are very good. It […]
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 puzzles of […]
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. But this […]
The Dirt series is probably my favorite racing franchise. Not only are there high quality versions coming out of Codemaster every other year or so, you can get them in two flavors: […]
