Author: Aaron Botts
Review: Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD
Let’s get this out of the way straight out of the gate: The Wii and the motion controls that came with it was and still is a strange... Read More
Review: The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors
Dig if you will, a technological flashback. Arcades were the gold standard for graphical fidelity, game prices were extremely erratic, and swaths of beat ’em ups lined these... Read More
Review: Whipseey and the Lost Atlas
These days, modern day and retro-styled platformers have seen quite a bit of a comeback. In between modern remakes and reimaginings of established franchises, indie titles that have made a serious impression on me (looking at you Cuphead), and new titles that feel comfortable in their own skin, I was feeling pretty good about the direction this genre is going. Read More
Review: Judgment (PS4)
When something makes money, making more titles available to their audience only makes sense. Since Sega has been remaking and adding new entries to Kazuma Kiryu's story for modern consoles, players (including myself) were happy to see his gritty journey from low-ranking yakuza to makeshift father figure come to fruition midway through 2018. Read More
Review: Atelier Lulua: The Scion of Arland
JRPGs can be a tricky thing for the casual gamer with a passing interest in them. More often than not, they expect the player to make a large time and effort commitment with varying degrees of narrative coherency. Not only that, certain character performances and designs might make the game in question better suited for solitary play depending on their own comfort level. Read More
Review: VA-11 Hall-A [Switch]
Ah, the common trope of the humble bartender. Always there to listen to the woes to whoever strolls in and needs to throw back a drink of their choosing. It's not uncommon for this trope to rear its head in storytelling in general, and for said individual to be the stalwart rock that dispenses useful advice to the protagonist and supporting characters. Read More
Review: Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World
Boy, how time flies. The gaming industry has seen its fair share of IPs that have withstood the test of time with varying amounts of entries. Sure, you might think of the usual suspects in the ring such as Mario, Street Fighter, Sonic, and so on. Read More
Review: Katamari Damacy REROLL
Stick With It There are times when I approach any Katamari game, I have to step back and recognize how nice it is to keep getting these quirky... Read More
Review: Yakuza Kiwami 2
Dueling Dragons Kazuma Kiryu has seen quite a bit of exposure over the last couple of years. Recently, we’ve seen the end of his story with the release... Read More
Review: 2064: Read Only Memories Integral
Robo-Sapience You have to admit, there is a certain type of charm to point-and-click adventure games. While I personally didn’t dive headfirst into these games when Sierra ruled... Read More
Review: Yakuza 6: The Song of Life
Kiryu’s Curtain Call It’s safe to say that people like me here at Gamer Escape have taken a shine to the flood of Yakuza remakes and new releases as... Read More
Review: South Park: The Fractured But Whole
Super Imagination Squad If you were to ask me if I’d ever see a South Park RPG before the release of Stick of Truth, I would have probably wondered... Read More
Review: Yakuza Kiwami
Flashback To The (Future)Past I’ll be completely honest here: the original Yakuza totally flew under my radar when it was released on the PS2 in 2006, and I start... Read More
Review: Yonder: The Cloud Catcher Chronicles
Island Adventure There are times as a gamer where you might want to do something other than engross yourself in nonstop action and just play something relaxing. Some... Read More
Review: The Town Of Light
Psychologically Speaking Mental illnesses are a touchy subject for a lot of people, but it’s generally agreed that modern therapy has vastly improved compared to what it was... Read More
Review: Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
Bro’s Day Out I hate to beat a dead horse here, but it’s pretty obvious how saturated the FPS market was in 2011. That same saturation hasn’t changed... Read More
Review: Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea
Mixing Things Up Gamers of a certain age place console RPGs in a certain bubble. In early generations, console games were the way to go, due mostly due... Read More
Review: Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone
Vocaloid Revolution Let me start this off by saying that I’ve always had an affinity for rhythm games. I came of age around the time Dance Dance Revolution... Read More