Author: Eliot Lefebvre
Review: Turrican Flashback
It may be hard to remember now, but there was a time when a video game franchise was based as much upon where the game was released as... Read More
Review: Olija
It’s always refreshing to review a game that isn’t trying to be anything other than itself. There’s more to discuss when it comes to Olija, of course, but... Read More
Gamer Escape’s Top 5 Reviewed Games of 2020
It has arrived: the end of the year. A year that felt simultaneously gone in a flash yet unbearably long. It sure has been an…interesting…start to a new... Read More
Review: Wingspan
It was only after my play of Wingspan that I realized the game was actually an adaptation of an existing board game rather than a totally original concept.... Read More
Review: Morbid: The Seven Acolytes
In a way, Morbid: The Seven Acolytes is a very simple game to review. This is a game somewhere on the greater Soulslike spectrum, so the question is... Read More
Preview: Override 2: Super Mech League
You know what’s kind of weird? Virtual On hasn’t gotten any kind of re-release on Steam or anything of the sort. There have been re-releases of the games... Read More
Review: Strobophagia
You want to know a game I absolutely love? The Beginner’s Guide. Except that line is kind of a lie, because The Beginner’s Guide is only a game... Read More
Review: Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin
A game like Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin feels like an eventual inevitability. I’ve noted before that Demon’s Souls is a game that’s spawned a lot of imitations,... Read More
Review: Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
The Assassin’s Creed series is, in some ways, kind of odd to review. You don’t need me to tell you that. The series has been going with a... Read More
Review: Tears of Avia
I’m not sure if it’s insulting or just accurate to say that Tears of Avia is a game with a backstory that immediately feels more interesting than any... Read More
Review: Onee Chanbara Origin
So here’s your Japanese lesson for the day. “Onee-chan” is an affectionate term for an older sister. “Chanbara” means swordfighting. Thus, the title of this particular game series... Read More
Review: Ys Origin [Switch]
The Ys series is an odd one in the annals of JRPGs. On the one hand, it is very much in the original school of these games, with... Read More
Preview: Remothered: Broken Porcelain
As someone who really does love horror as a genre, horror games are a tricky beast to get right. Even more than other media, video games seem to... Read More
Review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning
In many ways, this game is the easiest game to review that I have ever been handed. Here is the review: Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning is Kingdoms of... Read More
Preview: Dirt 5 – Playground Mode
Despite the name, Dirt 5 is not actually the fifth installment in an epic JRPG series about the soil beneath our feet. I know, I was a bit... Read More
Review: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls In a Dungeon? Infinite Combate
At a certain point, you simply have to accept that there are certain flaws in your approach to life that you clearly do not have much interest in... Read More
Preview: Eastern Exorcist
You know what’s kind of a shame about Demon’s Souls? For all the influence that it has had on the game industry in a positive way, a lot... Read More
Preview: Windbound
An interesting aspect of games that emphasize survival as a core gameplay mechanic is that… well, most of them usually aren’t really about survival in a sense so... Read More