Posts By John Farrell
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592ReviewsFitness Boxing 3 review — great exercise, adequate game
Fitness Boxing 3 will get you into a routine of rhythm, movement, and sweat, even if it annoys you a little along...
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818NewsEuropean Pirate Party officially endorses Stop Killing Games initiative
We’ve covered Stop Killing Games before, the customer rights initiative that stands for our right to own and repair our own products....
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1.7KReviewsTomorrow City RPG review — high concept Dieselpunk with spectacular presentation
It’s 1984 and the world is in shambles. Decades of conflict have wrought their ruin, and Tomorrow City’s art-deco splendor looms over...
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602PreviewsDespair Dilemma preview — a death game inspired TTRPG
Death sports have seen plenty of representation in videogames and film, but soon Double Summon Games will explore the subgenre via Despair...
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2.8KReviewsInk RPG review — enter a purgatory of questionable game design
Ink spins the tale of lost souls travelling a murky purgatory to find their way Beyond. Its visual aesthetics are unimpeachable, brilliant...
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1.5KEditorialsJoel Haver — spearheading an indie revolution with 12 feature films in 12 months
Joel Haver epitomizes everything I’ve been trying to get across with my series on low budget films. Like many creators on Youtube,...
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2.1KReviewsRomancing Saga 2 Revenge of the Seven review — a flawed masterpiece
Romancing Saga 2’s Revenge of the 7 remake is a rare gift to JRPG fans. The revival of an old classic from...
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1.5KEditorialsThe GamingTrend staff’s “Top Games of 2024” list
As obvious as it is, not everyone’s favorite games make the cut when awards season rolls around. We recently released our “Trendsetter”...
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863PreviewsFirst Monday in October PAXU preview
In this conversation, Mike Dunn and John Farrell interview Jason Matthews about the board game ‘First Monday in October,’ which explores the...
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1.5KFeaturesThe GamingTrend 2024 holiday guide—(Last minute) tabletop edition
Need some last minute ideas for that tabletop gamer in your life? Look no further, these are some things we have been...
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2.9KReviewsCrescendo of Violence RPG review — a classy, stylish crisis of identity
Crescendo of Violence is a work of thought, care, and dedication by author Alan Bahr. Taking place in a post-post cataclysmic Neo...
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1.8KReviewsSecret Level review — Sizzle reel
Secret Level is a big undertaking. With a lot of work put in by Blur Studios who makes incredible animated cutscenes and...
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2.1KFeaturesComing full circle with Webelo: The West Chester Movie
Part I: Webelo and the salvation of history Webelo is a lot of things at once. The movie respects history and community...
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1.9KEditorialsGamingTrend 2024 Holiday Gaming Guide – The Video Games Edition!
How is it already almost 2025?! A great year has passed, and many great games have been in hand. We’ve had our...
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913EditorialsTherapeutic Models in Tabletop — the Bodhana Group’s Branch Riders at SAVE Against Fear
Pennsylvania’s Bodhana Group is one of the first and only organizations to examine the clinical impacts of tabletop RPGs. Even before reading...
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1.1KReviewsShure MV6 Microphone review — good price and ease of use make this a fantastic starter option
Shure is already well known for a line of microphones that are reliable for podcasts and professional recording, but one doesn’t always...
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819EditorialsMolli and Max — opposites attract in a scifi romcom bound to be a new classic
Molli and Max is a meeting of opposites melds opposing forces like nothing I’ve seen before. In genre, tone, character, color scale,...
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1.3KEditorialsChecking in with Roll20—Its been a while and a lot has changed
It’s been nearly four years since we ran an actual play mini campaign on Roll20 (“Return to the Glory”); the height of...
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1.3KReviewsBunkers & Badasses Deluxe Edition review — Borderlands, for better and worse
Bunkers & Badasses Deluxe Edition is a surprisingly high quality release for fans of Borderlands. If that sounds like a back-handed compliment,...
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2.2KInterviewsClone Cops — indie cyberpunk dystopia asks what a human life is worth, to the seller
Clone Cops is a difficult movie to discuss for the same reason that it ends up being so interesting: it takes a...
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1.6KFeaturesHighlights from the Blackstar Film Festival
Blackstar celebrates independent black, brown, and indigenous artists from outside the industry, and in many places outside the country. I saw films...
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1.5KReviewsThe Flood Bell Tolls in Saint Magnus review — secrets of a drowning city
Somewhere in the world a bell tolls, a city drowns, and something wakes in the deep. The Flood Bell Tolls in Saint...
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1.4KInterviewsNeopets TTRPG Kickstarter — interview with the creators
You read that right, Neopets is making a tabletop RPG. After 25 years of games, lore, drama, and innumerable trades, the longtime...
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922NewsIron Circus and Indiepocalypse bring cartoonists and game designers together for a collection of experimental independent games
Indiepocalypse is working to bring new ideas to the fore, both with their games and the model for release. A collaboration between...
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2.5KReviewsCBR + PNK Augmented Review — big ideas almost fit in this small package
Portable, stylish, and mostly comprehensible, CBR + PNK Augmented brings a lot to the table. This set of 12 pamphlets contains resources...
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3.8KEditorialsPunisher: Nightmare, both meditation on faith and action film of the year — Fandom Underground
Punisher: Nightmare is a miracle of filmmaking and a walking contradiction. Its portrayal of Frank Castle, one man force of destruction, uses...
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2.5KInterviewsInterview with writer/director/actor Andrew Bowser – channeling the soul of indie film
The works of Andrew Bowser serve as a uniquely poignant case study on the philosophy, methodology, style, and even presentation of independent...
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1.5KInterviewsJustin Sirois of Severed Toys on upcoming Mork Borg figures and zines
Live now, Severed Toys is Kickstarting its collaboration with Mörk Borg on a series of action figures for the Dread Risen, each...
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1.7KEditorialsThe People’s Joker was a soulful, hilarious fever dream
The People’s Joker is a walking contradiction. Exactly what I expected and wildly above expectation. At the same time it was stylish...
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1.8KInterviewsInterview with Ross Scott on the campaign to prevent publishers from destroying purchased games
The video game industry sits at an insidious nexus of profitable and technological; it makes shady decision-making lucrative and insulates those decisions...
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2.0KReviewsJimmy and the Pulsating Mass review — a work of genius and empathy makes this JRPG a new classic that should not be ignored
Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass is among the greatest gifts that came out of RPGmaker’s toolsets, delivering an adventure with unmatched quality...
