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I had the distinct pleasure of reviewing Frogware’s The Sinking City when it first launched in 2019. As a fan of Lovecraftian horror, I knew this was a title I absolutely had to play. It can be tough to find a good Lovecraftian game and while it wasn’t without issue,...
Loop Hero
Let me admit something up front: I don’t actually like roguelikes. The repetitiveness gets on my nerves, the brutal survival mechanics are not forgiving of my tendency to get distracted while gaming, and the simple graphics do very little to keep me invested. Having said that, I was blown away...
Taxi Chaos
It’s amazing how a concept so simple could turn into such a beloved game. Yet, that’s exactly what happened 20 years ago when Crazy Taxi hit the arcades. In Crazy Taxi, players were tasked with picking up passengers and driving them as fast as possible to their desired locations. It...
Curse of the Dead Gods is a brutally unforgiving roguelite by Passtech Games. In my review for Skul: The Hero Slayer, I referred to the game as 2021’s first great roguelike, and I can now say with confidence that Curse of the Dead Gods is the next.
Turrican! Turrican! Does whatever a Turri-can. Okay, no doubt that line doesn’t play out as well as the original arachnid based one does. But it does give a glimpse into my headspace when I first played this game back in the 1990s on my uncle’s Amiga PC. Turrican, a biomechanical...
You had one job. You were hired to protect her. It was just a job, but it became something more. Now she lay lifeless in your arms. But what of that tomb that holds the necromancer? Could she be brought back from the brink? Are you brave enough to delve...
My first take on Destruction AllStars was simply: it’s okay. I then spent the next few days trying to decide if that’s all it was. I then changed my mind: it’s forgettable, but okay as a free game on PS+. Truthfully it comes across like a game that just completed an...
Burrowed deep inside the human psyche dwells the morbid curiosities that infest the essence of Little Nightmares II. Following in the skittish footsteps of its predecessor, Tarsier Studios have delved into the deliciously grotesque to bring us an amalgamation of the macabre that will fester in your subconsciousness for years...
I was fully prepared to not like Persona 5 Strikers, coming later this month from Omega Force and P-Studio. Koei Tecmo’s hack and slash franchise, Dynasty Warriors, was never a favorite of mine and when I heard of its influence on this latest Persona offering, I feared I was about...
The Pedestrian
Throughout our lives, we pass thousands if not millions of signs and barely even give them a second glance. Yet, Skookum Arts has seen potential in these mundane objects, using them as a centerpiece in their debut title, The Pedestrian. Set in a world that is hidden in plain sight,...
Gods Will Fall
Games are all about turning lopsided battles in your favor. Whether you’re fighting empires, armies, or incredible monsters, it’s your chance to do something otherwise impossible. Gods Will Fall presents you with an impossible task that truly feels beyond the reach of most human beings. Whether this Sisyphean labor appeals...
Disjunction
Disjunction successfully manages to capture everything that made classic Metal Gear fun, with none of what made you want to smash your Nintendo. It harkens back to an era long passed, all the while feeling fresh. Even today, amidst a sea of games made to emulate their developer’s childhood favorites,...
