John Farrell - GAMINGTREND (Page 6)

Ink 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 black and white pages of mutated ghosts travelling

By John Farrell

/ 2 Jan 2025

Ink RPG review — enter a purgatory of questionable game design

Joel 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, he’s proven time and again that

By John Farrell

/ 1 Jan 2025

Joel Haver — spearheading an indie revolution with 12 feature films in 12 months

Romancing 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 the Super Famicom days, it maximizes the

By John Farrell

/ 1 Jan 2025

Romancing Saga 2 Revenge of the Seven review — a flawed masterpiece

Crescendo 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 York, the jazzy action game is laden with

By John Farrell

/ 16 Dec 2024

Crescendo of Violence RPG review — a classy, stylish crisis of identity

Coming 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 while signaling a bright future. Its heart is

By John Farrell

/ 27 Nov 2024

Coming full circle with Webelo: The West Chester Movie

Therapeutic 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 their literature and research on the topic,

By John Farrell

/ 22 Nov 2024

Therapeutic Models in Tabletop — the Bodhana Group’s Branch Riders at SAVE Against Fear

Shure 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 need the bells and whistles of the

By John Farrell

/ 21 Oct 2024

Shure MV6 Microphone review — good price and ease of use make this a fantastic starter option

Molli 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, and technology, it epitomizes the heart of

By John Farrell

/ 17 Sep 2024

Molli and Max — opposites attract in a scifi romcom bound to be a new classic

Bunkers & 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, it’s only because this review comes out

By John Farrell

/ 2 Sep 2024

Bunkers & Badasses Deluxe Edition review — Borderlands, for better and worse

Clone 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 long time to show its full hand. Its

By John Farrell

/ 6 Aug 2024

Clone Cops — indie cyberpunk dystopia asks what a human life is worth, to the seller

Highlights 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 covering a huge variety of genre and tone,

By John Farrell

/ 5 Aug 2024

Highlights from the Blackstar Film Festival

The 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 Magnus is a system neutral gothic setting that

By John Farrell

/ 27 Jul 2024

The Flood Bell Tolls in Saint Magnus review — secrets of a drowning city