Ben Lombardo

Usually, at the start of my reviews, I like to open up with something about the game and how it’s affected me personally. But, Maskmaker is a very strange VR experience. Sure, I’ve played lots of games that have a similar atmosphere or plot points, but ultimately it’

I’ll be totally honest- I hate bullet hells. Sometimes they can be cheaply made so it feels like a cash grab, other times they’re just so overwhelming that it’s hard to keep up. And that’s totally fine; I’ve stayed away from them for a long,

I don’t think it’s possible to have not played a Tony Hawk’s game yet. There’s been a lot, and I’m not talking about just the Pro Skater games — there’s been a ton of series. We’ve had, obviously, Pro Skater, as well as American

There’s something amazing about using magic in VR. Maybe it’s because I love the idea of spellcasting, or maybe because, if done right, it can be incredibly immersive. We’ve got amazing titles like The Wizards – Dark Times and Waltz of the Wizard, and they’re a ton

Long are the days gone where 3D platformers dominated the gaming space. They were the first real genre that got me into video games, around 20 years ago. First, it was Crash Bandicoot, then Spyro, then eventually Ratchet and Clank, and Jak and Daxter. These games all have a special

Begin your adventure, progress until you die, repeat until bored — that’s how I treated roguelites in the past. For some reason, they’ve never appealed to me, but for so many others they’re the genre of choice. Which makes Curse of the Dead Gods extra special; why did

I don’t tend to play a lot of isometric games, but the ones I do I have fallen in love with. I’m not sure why. Isometric RPGs like the Divinity: Original Sin series tend to strike my fancy, but they also have to fall within a certain bracket

If you’ve read my review for the Everyday Sling 3L V2 Bag, then you’ll know I’m a huge fan of satchels, messenger bags, sling bags — the like. Be it the simplistic design or how they allow easy access to your bag’s contents; whatever the reason, they’