Reviews
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354.0KA little boxed in: The Delusions of Von Sottendorff and his Square Mind review
Other than turn-based RPGs, puzzle games have been a genre that has thrived on the 3DS in recent years. While the handheld...
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803.5KMad Scientist: Dr. Eureka Review
I’ve often lauded the benefits of using games as educational tools. The trouble is that purpose built educational games tend to lead...
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10 seconds of rage: 10 Second Ninja X review
Lately, I’ve had a thing for platformers. I was excited to try out 10 Second Ninja X, the sequel to 10 Second...
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Walking in a Winter Wonderland: I Am Setsuna Review
Many fans of Square Enix have been clamoring for a turn-based JRPG in the vein of Final Fantasy games of old. Finally,...
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555.0KAI So Advanced, it Plays the Game for You: Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS Force
The first ten minutes of any video game are, arguably, the most important part. The first moments introduce the player to the...
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905.8KAnarcute: A riotous romp filled with strategy and adorable animals
Anarchy has never been this cute, nor this fun. I wasn't sure what to expect from a riot simulator with a name...
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805.5KFeeling confined: Phantom Brave PC review
No matter how sweet the taste, if you are given the same fruit over and over again, you will soon wish for...
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754.1KJust keep climbin’: Fossil Echo review
Some people say it’s hard to tell a story without words. Others say a picture is worth a thousand words. How many...
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255.0KThere’s something strange, and it don’t look good – Ghostbusters review
Back in 2009, original movie co-creators Dan Aykroyd and Harold Ramis, stymied by the 25 year stonewalling by equally stubborn-but-loved actor Bill...
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756.2KPuzzles and pufferfish: Song of the Deep review
I’ll come right out and say it, I wasn’t expecting a great deal from Song of the Deep. Sure, I was hopeful,...
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858.4KRelaxation and zen; The Sims 4 Spa Day review
The Sims 4 grows and expands with each new expansion, game pack, and stuff pack. I have been reviewing all the Sims...
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656.2KEat, Prey, Hunt: God Eater Resurrection Review
God Eater Resurrection begins by getting you hyped. The moment you launch the game, an anime opening video flashes from moment to...
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756.0KCard fight: Duelyst Review
A tried and true method of battle is to line up two forces against each other. Sometimes this is handled by lining...
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906.8KGrand acheivement: Grand Kingdom review
Unique is trope that gets tossed about like a warship glazing forcefully upon the battle-ripped oceans of territory mired in blood and...
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Barbarians and boredom: Crush Your Enemies review
Go back to the glory days of real-time strategy games they said, it’ll be fun they said. I’m not so sure about...
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702.1KFrenzied: Fastrack Review
Admittedly, I dismissed Fastrack when I first saw it, though I can hardly be faulted. Relegated to the game section of a...
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804.4KLet the fan service flow — LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens Review
LEGO games have been as consistent as Call of Duty over the past few years. Included in this list are Jurassic World, Lord...
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Looking for gold: Sherlock Holmes: The Devil’s Daughter review
Believe it or not, there have been 10 Sherlock Holmes games created by Frogwares. Their newest adventure, Sherlock Holmes: The Devil's Daughter,...
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502.4KLiving up to the Name: Stinker Review
Language is a thing of beauty. As I write this I navigate a flow of multiplicitous intentions and representations to ultimately communicate...
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953.3KSoothes the need for speed – Crucial Ballistix Elite DDR4 Memory Review
Micron is one of the oldest names in the business. Formed in 1978, they were one of the “founding fathers” of the...
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804.2KThinking outside the box: BOXBOXBOY! review
When I reviewed the original BOXBOY! last year, I praised the game for how it was able to build such complex puzzles...
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906.0KCaravan calamity: The Banner Saga 2 review
“Bleak” is a great word to describe the world of The Banner Saga. The sun has stopped setting, the apocalypse is coming,...
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854.3K30 days in the hole: Prison Architect: PlayStation 4 Edition review
In 2011, the recidivism rate for outgoing prisoners was a gut-wrenching 43.3%, signalling the ever present failings of a criminal justice system...
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903.8KDon’t read more: Inside review
Silence is one of the most effective tools in a composer’s arsenal. It’s contrasting, empty, vacuumous -- in the right hands, silence...
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509.7KExtended Stay: The Sims 4 Outdoor Retreat review
With the career and work centereed expansions, it is time for the Sims to take a vacation, and luckily Outdoor Retreat offers...
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854.7KObsidian and blood: Elder Scrolls Online: Dark Brotherhood review
I have a feeling that I’m not the only fool who gave good money for Elder Scrolls Online on the PlayStation 4...
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507.8KPoor performance in Palanai: Dead Island Riptide Definitive Edition review
The original Dead Island started the series strong in 2011, whereas Riptide in 2013 made for a fairly weak follow-up. The maze-like...
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7512.3KThe Technomancer review
The Technomancer takes place in the relatively distant future, 200 years after humanity has colonized Mars. Players take on the role of...
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855.3KFlipping over combat: Runebound Review
Creating a new edition of a classic game can be a tricky proposition. If the designer sticks too close to the formula,...
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905.3KDare to dream in anime — Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE review
It’s hard to imagine a game like Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE existing even just a few years ago. Born of two franchises,...
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902.9KThe Dice Locker: FUSE Review
Sometimes a game comes along and looks so simple that it won’t be that interesting. Rolling dice can be a lot of...
