
Visual novels have enjoyed steadily popularity despite their somewhat niche status—they’re not quite novels, but they’re not exactly fast paced enough to be adopted by the mainstream. Still, there have been quite […]
Visual novels have enjoyed steadily popularity despite their somewhat niche status—they’re not quite novels, but they’re not exactly fast paced enough to be adopted by the mainstream. Still, there have been quite […]
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. Every decision […]
These have been some dark days. 2020 has been, for a lot of us, a pretty crappy year. I think that’s why games like Animal Crossing have been so popular. People just […]
I never played the Desperados series before. I had certainly heard of it, but this almost twenty year old series was just outside the games I usually played–which is too bad, because […]
I loved Subnautica and Soma. They’re two very different games, but they’re both terrifying glimpses into the deep unknown. But those games were built to scare, and weren’t so much about […]
Resolutiion is a game that is often inexplicable, and extremely enigmatic. When you first play it, you might be reminded of Hyper Light Drifter—and while there are definitely similarities, Resolutiion is a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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, […]
We got our first real glimpse of Mortal Kombat 11 from Chicago-based NetherRealm Studios with yesterday’s reveal event, including actual gameplay, a sneak peek at the story, as well as some new and returning […]
Shadows: Awakening is an isometric action role-playing game developed by Games Farm. Set in the Heretic Kingdoms universe, Shadows: Awakening is a sequel to Kult: Heretic Kingdoms and Shadows: Heretic Kingdoms. You play as the Devourer, a powerful demon […]