2019 was a big year for video games. It saw the release of Death Stranding, Red Dead Remption 2 got a PC port, and sleepers like Outer Wilds and Outer Worlds […]
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Review: Crying Suns’ Compelling Story Coupled with Repetitive Gameplay Make it a Mixed Bag
Crying Suns keeps getting compared to FTL: Faster Than Light—and for good reason. In both games you control a lone ship against impossible odds, using your wits and relying on a bit […]
Review: Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid Morphs onto PC, Season 2 Out Today
With a Power Rangers movie still in recent memory, and the rumors of yet another reboot in the works for the long-running children’s show, you could say there is a bit of […]
Review: The Surge 2’s Fast, Visceral Combat is Challenging, Satisfying
Game reviewing sometimes leads to lots of comparisons between games. It’s hard not to compare when a developer takes unique ideas and/or gameplay mechanics from a popular game and incorporates them into […]
Review: Children of Morta: Familiar ARPG and Rogue-Lite Elements Meet Unique Familial Mechanics
Action role-playing games (ARPGs) were something I spent a lot of time playing. So much so, I got kind of sick of them. That’s why, when a special ARPG comes along, […]
Bit Bash at MSI Blew Our Minds
What a weekend! Bit Bash made its triumphant return this weekend at the Museum of Science and Industry (MSI). It was truly amazing to see Bit Bash in and around one of […]
Review: Morphies Law: Remorphed Squanders a Great Concept
When I first saw gameplay for Morphies Law I was definitely intrigued. I love the sugar skull aesthetic, and the fact that it’s an arena shooter that doesn’t take itself seriously. […]
Review: Summer Catchers is a Charming Endless Runner, but Your Mileage May Vary
Summer Catchers by developer FaceIT bills itself as an epic road trip with elements from all sorts of other genres. There is a bit of deck building and some rhythm game-like gameplay […]
Review: Amid Evil is a ’90s Style Shooter That Transcends Homage
Doom changed the face of video games. I’m sure someone would’ve come along at some point and did what id software did, but they were the first ones to do it, […]
Review: “Fjord Noir” Draugen is Lonely, Haunting, and Gorgeous
I love adventure games, and the folks at Red Thread Games have a pretty impressive adventure game pedigree with titles like Dreamfall Chapters, with some at Red Thread making adventure games since […]
Review: Observation has Compelling Mysteries, but is a Mixed Bag
I’m a sucker for science fiction, especially sci-fi mystery that brings you into situations that have an obvious mystery: derelict spaceships/stations, unexplained phenomena, etc. So Observation was right up my alley—it has […]
Review: Rage 2 is an Incredible Shooter Buried in a Massive and Boring Open World
The hype was real. I mean, really real. Rage wasn’t the best game, but I was one of the few people that actually liked its Borderlands meets Fallout aesthetic and super-fast, […]
