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
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
There’s something to be said for expectations in a game. When I was approached to review Skully, I had been expecting something along the lines of your usual...Read More
Some game concepts do not weather a format shift very well. Enter the Gungeon was something of a darling with reviewers when it arrived; it was a top-down...Read More
Ori and the Blind Forest was one of my favorite games in recent memory. One of the few long, exploration-focused games I committed to beating a second time....Read More
It’s not anything new in media in general, but you do have to admit that it’s kind of satisfying to see something merged together in a result that...Read More
There is something to be said about a game without dialogue, narration, or text of any kind. It’s a tall task, one that not many games have been...Read More
Kickstarter has become a mainstay in recent years to launch development of new games, but many often forget just how long that development can take. Most of the...Read More
Sexual fanservice in games is a love-it-or-hate-it kind of thing for many gamers. I'm personally not a huge fan of it, but I can overlook it so long as the game itself is solid. Read More
When I was a kid, I was really in to video games, and I used to spend a lot of time doodling out ideas for what I thought would be cool games (I was a nerd, don't judge me). One idea I remember clearly having was a cross between a JRPG and a side-scroller. The closest I've found in recent memory was the game Exist Archive, but my idea was one that had full platformer elements as well.Read More
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
There were two big releases this week as far as the Xbox Live Arcade world goes, and the one that caught me off guard was The Adventures Of...Read More