Side-scrolling co-op beat ‘em up games have been around for decades, and it’s hard to inject something new into the genre. That’s exactly what Shing! attempted though, with a control scheme that […]
The more invested in an idea you are, the harder it can be when the idea doesn’t really pan out the way you thought it would. Such is the tale of Best […]
Couch multiplayer games are special. Games that don’t require hundreds of hours, and can just be played in short matches with friends locally. Couch multiplayer may be dying out, and COVID-19 isn’t […]
One of my favorite genres growing up was adventure games, and over the decades, I’ve played a lot of them. Most adventure games are somewhat strange, and many employ surreal imagery to […]
Virtual reality is a platform that hasn’t exactly fulfilled its promise. There’s a few reasons for this, both technical and physical—something I won’t get into detail on right now. But suffice it […]
When we sat down and watched the PC Gaming show this year, we were ready for the surprise “it’s out now!” announcements, but we weren’t quite ready for Torchlight III. I guess […]
One of my guilty pleasures is HGTV–more specifically, shows about flipping houses, or hunting for them. I don’t really care about the hosts necessarily, or even the circumstances surrounding the house hunt […]
I know there are plenty of fighting games based on anime franchises. And they do a pretty good job of showing the insanity that can happen in the course of an epic […]
I spent a lot of time playing Flash games on Newgrounds.com back in the ancient days. There were some really innovative games back then. I don’t think the physics bridge builder genre […]
I’ve been playing Deep Rock Galactic for a while now. From the first moment I dropped through the crust of Hoxxes IV, I was in love. I’m usually a sucker for co-op […]
First person horror is great—nothing is more immersive than seeing through the eyes of the person who is trapped in a terrifying situation, fighting or fleeing for survival. Scarier still is the […]
So, I’m thinking Arboria is going to be your normal rogue-lite, and while mechanically it blends third person action roleplaying games into that rogue-lite formula, that’s not the strange part. I mean, […]
