When I saw the trailer for Pilo and the Holobook, I was immediately entranced. The art style alone oozed such charm and whimsy, and made me nostalgic for adventure games of my youth. Plus I am, as ever, an absolute sucker for cute characters going on grand adventures. That said, all the charm in the world means nothing without a solid foundation to back it up, so I just had to check it out for myself.
The Stone of Madness. It’s an inarguably catchy title for one thing, but it also happens to be the latest release from developer The Game Kitchen and publisher Tripwire Presents that represents something of a switch-up for the former. Though The Game Kitchen may be known for the successful stamp its left on the metroidvania
Nearly a decade ago I played a little game called Life is Strange, and it stuck with me in a way that few games do. With its relatable characters, tense narrative, and a central mechanic that was wish fulfillment in all the best ways, the original Life is Strange ticked all the boxes for an
Earlier this month, I had the opportunity of previewing the first three days of Shin-chan: Shiro and the Coal Town, developed by h.a.n.d., Inc and published by Neos Corporation for PC and Switch. My feelings were such that I found myself greatly excited by the title’s cozy atmosphere and gorgeous artwork, but felt a little
Ah, Crayon Shin-chan. In Japanese: a wholesome manga-series-turned-anime for viewers of all ages. In the English dub: a wholesome anime edited and dubbed into a farcical, adult-oriented comedy bearing exceedingly little resemblance to its original source material. The release we’ll be taking a look at today is of course regarding the original version: Shin chan:
Kill Knight is a title that immediately jumped out at me when it came across my virtual desk. For the absolutely radical name, yes, but also for far more than that: the isometric viewpoint, the chunky original PlayStation-esque aesthetic, the apparent emphasis on tight mechanical execution and strict resource management… Everything about it screamed the
And..I’m back with my 650,030th otome review. This time around we are taking a look at Celestia: Chain of Fate, a fantasy romance game developed by Agate Games and published by PQube. The game was released for the Nintendo Switch and PC on September 12th, 2024, and the Switch version was played for this review. No
When it comes to the Legend of Zelda series, I’ve always found myself gravitating more to the 2D iterations rather than the more modern 3D ones. Sure, I’ve had my fun with Ocarina of Time and such, but I will happily pick Link’s Awakening or the Oracle games over it any day. And, it pains
Time is a funny thing, especially when you’re in the position of seeing those younger than you get the chance to be exposed to things that you enjoyed as a child. Sure, experiencing those games in the modern day is one thing. But being there to experience things like the absolute glut of mascot platformers
I have to admit to no small amount of surprise that I’m penning a review for Volgarr the Viking II, the source of which is twofold. Firstly, because its predecessor was a highly punishing, highly niche indie title that hooked its claws into me personally for its particular brand of arcade-style gameplay and required precision
Having covered the genre in the past, it should come as no surprise that I quite enjoy the classic style of shooters of the early days of 3D gaming, both online and single player. The early classics like the Doom, Quake, and Unreal franchises all have a magic to them that I personally think new
Ah, South Park. Throughout the span of the late nineties and early aughts, it was a show that was hard to avoid, what with quotes and catchphrases from the show abounding on the campuses of middle- and high-schools. It was a series that was never very far from sight in its heyday, and this is
Games specifically designed around the local cooperative and competitive experience can be few and far between nowadays. Once upon a time you could waltz into a Blockbuster and find any number of games exclusively created for going head to head with your friends and family, but as time has marched on, they’ve fallen somewhat out
Way back in the late 90s, I had many a fond memory of playing Turok 1 and 2 on my N64. Naturally when they were remastered I had to pick them up, but I never did play Turok 3. Now it’s finally getting a remaster of it’s own, and it was finally time to see what I had been missing all these years.
There was a time – and I remember it quite well – when not every single type of game got stapled to an RPG. I don’t even feel like it was all that long ago. It’s not as if no one loved RPGs or anything, but it was a reality that it was something of
I’ve been a fan of Marvelous’ work for a while, starting with the old Harvest Moon games way back when and more recently with the Rune Factory series. So of course I was delighted to see some classic monsters return in the trailer, and I knew I had to check this out. While it seemed to lean away from the life sim elements of those other series and into pure action this time around, adding action had made Rune Factory better for me than Harvest Moon, so I shouldn’t have been surprised that sooner or later they would decided to go all in.
I have to admit that I’m not the kind of person who usually steps out of their preferred video game genre. Despite being a game reviewer I feel like the type of titles I sink my time into tend to be pretty consistent. However, from time to time I do dabble in games I normally
Back in April I’d covered a preview of The Cosmic Wheel Sisterhood, and found myself immediately fascinated by it. Coming from an established publisher and developer and dealing with occult matters in a fleshed out fantasy world, it was just a taste of something that promised to be far greater. So how could I turn down checking out the finished deal?
One of the more consistent dilemmas that surface in whatever long-running property you feverishly consume is the problem of staving off becoming stale. For every book series that has tens of entries from the likes of James Patterson or Janet Evanovich, for every tired comparison to the MCU and its plethora of shows and movies,
I might not speak for everyone when I say this, but some would agree that the recent visibility of the beat-’em-up genre bodes well for fans of local multiplayer games. It’s a genre that I’ve found myself covering a lot in those same days, and I can’t say that I’m not enjoying its time in