Reviews
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88680Time to burn some rubber — Grid review
The world of racing is competitive, fast-paced, tense, and full of danger. From real life events such as NASCAR to video games...
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1.1K70Painting the town red — Concrete Genie review
Concrete Genie has a good central mechanic in its magic paintbrush. Where the game falters is in delivering gameplay surrounding those mechanics...
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80970Hack the planet — Cyber Protocol review
It’s usually a good idea to follow the old adage not to judge a book by its cover, but sometimes that cover...
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95616A new challenger appears — SK Hynix S31 SSD review
When you think of hard drive manufacturers, South Korean manufacturer SK Hynix probably doesn’t spring to mind. Names like Samsung, Western Digital,...
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50270It’s our time out here — Warsaw review
War games take many forms, although they mostly revolve around run-and-gun gameplay, strategic planning, and espionage. These games tend to make things...
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901.6KThe nightmare that’s a dream come true: Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince Switch review
Trine has always been a series that I’ve enjoyed. With its quirky characters, beautiful and lush flora, and fixation on puzzles, Trine...
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97480Ghostbusters, whaddya want?!? — Ghostbusters The Game Remastered review
Developer Saber Interactive (who are also handling The Witcher 3, Vampyr, and Call of Cthulhu for Switch) are tackling the remastering of...
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75471It’s got a death curse! — Friday the 13th: Ultimate Slasher Edition Switch
Admittedly, despite my love of the slasher flick, I missed the boat on the Friday the 13th game. Now, in a rare...
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75602Techno-dystopian ridesharing — Neo Cab review
Lina is part of the gig economy. She’s a driver for Neo Cab, one of the last remaining non-AI cabs. After reuniting...
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85753Bringing violence and EDM to the Switch—Hotline Miami Collection review
Devolver Digital brings the cult classic Hotline Miami and its sequel Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number, to the Nintendo Switch under one...
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501.5KHunks of chicken, chunks of lard — I Love You, Colonel Sanders! A Finger Lickin’ Good Dating Simulator review
Look, advergames have been around for decades, and we’re not getting rid of them. From Chex Quest to the (un)holy Burger King...
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851.0KLoto’s Luminary Lineage — Dragon Quest I – III Review
Inspired by games like Wizardry and Ultima, Dragon Quest is often credited as being the first JRPG, or Japanese role playing game....
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50790Mediocre Camelot—Super Camelot Review
If you’ve ever wanted a tabletop experience/16-bit video game adaptation of Arthur’s quest for the grail, Super Camelot might be right for...
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851.0KGoose on the loose — Untitled Goose Game review
One of the great things about video games, it’s often said, is that they let players inhabit different roles and have new...
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59180A picturesque puzzler — The Sojourn review
One aspect of media that people love, whether it be in movies, games, and so on, is beautiful visuals. Fantastical worlds, serene...
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40874Detective squirrel-achu — Detective Dolittle review
Narrative short games on the Switch have been a great source of enjoyment for me as of recently, and I love cheap...
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64975Take a deep breath and shoot — Sniper Elite 3 Ultimate Edition review
Most first person shooter games involve run-and-gun situations, tactical firefights, and a variety of guns, such as assault rifles, SMGs, shotguns, sniper...
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85688A unique gaming headset – The Razer Ifrit Streaming Headset review
I have been on what seems like an eternal quest to find the perfect gaming headset for the last year and a...
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1.3K85Guns, more guns, and guns with legs – Borderlands 3 review
If you think back to Borderlands 2, you’ll likely remember some vault hunters, crazy bosses, that one guy that insists you shoot...
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955.0KDismal despair — Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones review
Arkham is lost. Separated from the rest of the world. The Black Day has changed everything. Monsters have risen and are killing...
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1.1K90Fourth time’s the charm – Astro A50 headset review
There is a constant tug of war in the headset world between weight, build construction, sound quality, and price. Listening to fan...
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85868Picking up the pieces — Sayonara Wild Hearts review
Sayonara Wild Hearts has no interest in taking it slow. From the moment you press play, the game is charging ahead at...
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951.9KShock and awe — The Surge 2 review
When developer Deck 13 released The Surge in 2017, the franchise had a lot to prove. A sci-fi Dark Souls game sounds...
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70755One foot in the muck — Hunt: Showdown review
Hunt: Showdown is not quite the game I expected. A mixture of player vs. player, survival horror, and battle royale, blended with...
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2.2K100Wakey Wakey, Wind Fish Eggs and Bakey — The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
It has been 26 years since I first played The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening. It wasn’t my first Zelda game, but...
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901.9KA Dead Body! Wowzers! — Jenny LeClue – Detectivu Review
Arthur K. Finklestein’s Jenny LeClue series of small-town mystery novels has grown stale. Its heroine solves mysteries like “The Case of the...
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80904Mecha anime action — Daemon X Machina review
I didn’t know what to expect when I started Daemon X Machina. The demo was notoriously bad, and Nintendo didn’t put much...
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93680Violent Virtual Delights — Westworld Awakening VR review
The original Westworld was an exercise in the consequences of indulging your basest instincts, how that can change a person, and the...
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70983Matchmaker — Puzzle Quest: The Legend Returns review
When Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords was released on the Nintendo DS in 2007 (a date that makes me suddenly feel...
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77780It’s not just puck, it’s skill — NHL 20 review
Sports have had a huge following for years, even making their way to the video game format. Whether it be football, baseball,...
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85859Ashes to Ashes—Grave King and Protector of Argaia deck reviews
A mysterious necromancer and hopeful albino psychic round out Ashes’ lineup to bring an abrupt but quality ending to one of history's...
