Reviews
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801.7KSuper bug boy — OkunoKA Madness review
As I’ve said in my Slime-San review, I’m not a speedrunner. I appreciate how dedicated the community is, and I’ve been binging...
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704.2KA few barnacles on the hull — Port Royale 4 review
I grew up on pirate games like Sid Meier’s Pirates! and tycoon titles such as Caesar and M.U.L.E.; these games put you...
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753.4KNothing is more expensive than a missed opportunity – Super Mario 3D All-Stars review
When Super Mario All-Stars debuted on the Super Nintendo, the box art illustrated Mario dressed in a tuxedo and a magic wand...
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6.7K90Just when I thought I was out…they pull me back in! – Mafia Definitive Edition review
There has been a lot of discussion on what constitutes a remaster nowadays, but there are a few games that raise the...
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754.6KSeriously fun, seriously… silly – Serious Sam 4 review
It’s crazy to think the last time we had a new main series Serious Sam game was almost 10 years ago. Serious...
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754.8KToo weak to pull the ears off a gundark—Star Wars: Outer Rim review
Have you recently binge-watched the Mandalorian on Disney+? Watched the Star Wars Holiday Special and still think Boba Fett’s cool? Substituted a...
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453.2KEveryone has a plan until they’ve been hit — Shing! review
As I finished Shing! and thumped my controller on my desk in relief, I was bummed by how much potential developer Mass...
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552.7KNot quite whole — Journey of the Broken Circle review
A nightly storybook or a kindergarten fairytale are two ubiquitous concepts that I think most of us can relate to. They’re an...
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954.2KOne does not simply walk out of Hades — Hades Review
Many have tried to leave the underworld, all have failed. As Prince Zagreus, son of Hades, you’ll get out and die trying,...
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2.3K85Red skies, Love Dies, truth hides — Paradise Killer Review
Island Sequence 24 is ending and the Syndicate Council has been murdered. Having been in exile for the past three million days,...
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752.3KA battle of minds — Tellstones: King’s Gambit Review
Do you have an excellent memory, or can you at least bluff that you do? If either of these are true, then...
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16.4K95Power without compromise — GeForce RTX 3080 graphics card review
It’s a question that comes up with every upgrade cycle, and the answer is always “It depends”. That question, of course, is...
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903.8KBack to the Future meets Pacific Rim — 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Review
There are very few games that actually take advantage of the interactivity of the medium - 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim is one...
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3.3K75Unfair fun — Spelunky 2 Review
How do you follow up perfection? Spelunky by Derek Yu is widely considered one of the greatest roguelikes of all time. Its...
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802.7KThese are the nights that never die — Avicii Invector: Encore Edition review
One of the most bittersweet feelings in entertainment is finding an artist’s work when they’ve passed away. While you won’t see any...
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554.2KIf Rube Goldberg made a puzzle game, it’d be a repetitive mess like this one – Relicta review
You know what I miss? A solid puzzler, the likes of which you’d find in The Talos Principle, Portal, even Human Fall...
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2.4K70Games as a service, on a games service — Marvel’s Avengers review on Stadia
Marvel’s Avengers released on several platforms on September 4th, including Google Stadia. While we already have a review of the game on...
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3.1K75Halcyon’s drug problem — The Outer Worlds: Peril on Gorgon Review
So you’ve saved (or destroyed) the Halcyon colony, completed all the quests, and made many friends and foes along the way, now...
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606.1KSpray and pray city — Vigor review
Downloading Vigor felt like a risk - it had more one-star reviews than five-star reviews on the Microsoft Store. But it’s free...
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3.1K75Great campaign, so-so multiplayer, imperfectly balanced — Marvel’s Avengers review
With 81 years of content ready and waiting to be explored, it’s a real wonder that we’ve not gotten a 4-player adventure...
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3.0K95Pork Tenderloin and White Chocolate Traveler — Destiny: The Official Cookbook review and cooking demo
We’ve been tackling videogame cookbooks for a bit now, and it’s made for some amazing meals like the Orsimer Venison in the...
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853.9KBob, please forgive me for what I’m about to do – Surgeon Simulator 2 review
When the series first began under the title Surgeon Simulator, it centered around using terrible controls to do crazy things. For that...
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958.6KOoh Be Gah! —The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu Review
The Sims 4: Journey to Batuu has finally launched, and oh my gosh guys, I have been bursting at the seams to...
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3.1K70Brand Re-Reckoning — Kingdoms of Amalur: Re-Reckoning Review
The Amalur “franchise,” if you can call it that with exactly one piece of media, has had a rough start. It was...
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3.7K90Resist. Reclaim. Revive. Repeat. – Star Renegades Review
Studio Massive Damage (well known for Halcyon 6) presents a roguelite tactical RPG that takes place during an interplanetary rebellion against an...
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704.6KI got to sink my teeth into Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars, here are my thoughts — Full release review
I was happy to dive back into the dark and bloody world of Immortal Realms: Vampire Wars this week to check out...
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703.0KAre You A. Wake? — Control: AWE Expansion Review
If you like cult classic video games, you may remember Alan Wake. It’s one of my favorite video games, even though I...
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753.8KUnited we stand, divided we fall — Iron Harvest review
Four decades ago, real-time strategy put down its roots in preparation for its conquest of the strategy world. And conquer it did;...
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2.7K90Skate or live — Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 Review
The Tony Hawk series has returned to its former glory. Many people, like myself, have a lot of nostalgia for the Pro...
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752.5KRocking till the end of the world – Double Kick Heroes review
From developer Headbang Club comes Double Kick Heroes, another rhythm-based game this year that's quite different from your usual rhythm games. That...
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4.5K90Culinary Assembly Chaos — Cook-Out: A Sandwich Tale VR review
Virtual Reality embraces two genres extraordinarily well -- horror, and the service industry. We are never as deeply immersed as when we...
