Reviews
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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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502.5KLiving 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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953.4KSoothes 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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804.3KThinking 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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906.1KCaravan 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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854.4K30 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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509.9KExtended 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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854.8KObsidian 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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507.9KPoor 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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7512.4KThe 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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855.4KFlipping 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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903.0KThe 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...
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909.1KMemento mori: Zero Time Dilemma review
It’s rare to see a game take as many chances in its concluding chapters like Zero Time Dilemma does. For a game...
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902.4KAll Out War: Thunder & Lightning Review
I’ve always found it interesting to see how much Viking culture for a millennia ago still resonates with today. There are days...
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553.6KLess mighty than we’d hoped – Mighty No 9 review
Shadowrun, Pillars of Eternity, Wasteland 2, Shovel Knight, Elite: Dangerous, The Banner Saga, Mighty No. 9 -- all of these games have...
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702.1KGreat sound, with limits: Enhance GX-H3 headset review
Gamers on a budget, such as myself, often do not have the means to have the nicer periphery needed for premium PC...
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854.4KAin’t gonna let the revelator bring us down: Guilty Gear Xrd -Revalator- review
I’m not saying you should become a junkie. In fact, I am definitively and absolutely saying that you should never, ever become...
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903.1KBuilding a Better Maze Trap: Maze Racers Review
When I’m doing a review, I do a lot more than rush through the rules and play the game. I like to...
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806.0KBounce into action: Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus review
Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus (hereafter SKSV) is a game bursting at the seams with shamelessness and T&A - but mostly the T&A....
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706.7KBack to Banoi: Dead Island Definitive Edition review
Zombie games are what I would consider my bread and butter. They don’t have to be flawless creations, but if they have...
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7014.0KLunch break: The Sims 4 Dine Out review
The original Sims 4 had a lukewarm reception. It was missing features and elements that Sim fans expected to be in a...
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754.4KYou can (not) absorb: Kirby: Planet Robobot review
Many of Kirby’s recent outings have been permutations on a formula, a series of mash-ups and experiments succeeding or failing at random....
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957.1K“You really want a happy ending, don’t you?” – Witcher 3: Blood and Wine review
The story of The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine calls Geralt to a new country in the Continent (yes, that is really...
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504.2KThe Limits of a Bluff: Prohis Review
Successful smugglers can only move their wares past the authorities with careful planning, deep intuition, and a sense of daring. Prohis is...
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905.7KMy creation, is it real?: Atelier Sophie: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Book review
The Atelier series is an underdog in the JRPG world that had one particular standout performance on the PlayStation 2, and has since...
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803.6KLoving the Other: Hitman Episode 3 review
Note: The wonderful Blake Hester is on a short hiatus, so in his absence, I’ll be stepping in to cover the Hitman...
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904.9KA tale worth telling twice: Odin Sphere: Leifthrasir review
Not many games get a second chance at life like Odin Sphere. A PlayStation 2 role-playing game, released in the twilight years...
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854.2KLet your little light shine: TurnOn review
The power has gone out all across Electro City. It’s up to you, a tiny spark of electricity, to bring light back...
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706.9KUps and downs: Mirror’s Edge Catalyst review
Fans have been asking for a follow-up to Mirror’s Edge for a long time, and with DICE’s ambitious open-world prequel, called Mirror’s...
