Reviews
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9528.2KImmortal blade — Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice review
Ever since it was announced, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice has been the subject of rampant speculation. Some people were worried that it...
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2.8K80Carve out your path forward — Agartha review
Some games have open worlds to explore, others have linear routes, and some let you make your own path. Agartha takes the...
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8014.8KStrong alone, stronger together, and a work in progress — Anthem review
Before we get into the review proper, I have a bit of a caveat and a comparison to make that will explain...
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806.1KFlowing in the wind — Flower PC review
Of the fruit borne by the partnership between Epic Games and Annapurna, thatgamecompany’s string of relaxing, flow-centric experiences is among the most...
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703.0KDogs of war — Wargroove review
Developer Chucklefish seemed to go the “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” route with Wargroove. Anyone who remembers Advance Wars will...
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854.6KSheep’s all that — Catherine Classic review
It is said that behind every great man is a better woman, but what if you just want to continue being a...
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704.7KStill sharp — Onimusha: Warlords Remastered review
Capcom’s 2001 action-adventure classic, Onimusha: Warlords, was the system-seller that the PlayStation 2 needed. It demonstrated to potential console buyers what next-generation...
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705.6KFast and furious — Bladed Fury review
At first glance, you could mistake Bladed Fury for Vanillaware’s classic Muramasa: The Demon Blade. It’s clear that NEXT Studios took a...
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8.3K85A place to call home — Ashen review
What does it take to save the world? In most games, the answer is destroying some great evil, but in Ashen, it’s...
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4.0K75Heart of darkness — Below review
In its opening moments --- a long, slow zoom in on a sailboat moving through stormy seas --- Below comes across as...
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8.4K100Poetry in motion — Gris review
I always feel some amount of fear when I start playing a game that I’m looking forward to from a fledgling developer....
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6.4K85Hot hand — Book of Demons review
Plenty of games have either taken inspiration from Diablo or been developed as direct successors to it. Most of them try to...
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37.7K90Desktop power on the go — Razer Blade 15 laptop review
I think I’ve had a good laptop sampling pool -- better than most I’d argue. I’ve recently owned high-end offerings from MSI,...
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658.2KRoad to nowhere — Mutant Year Zero: Road to Eden review
I’ve always had a somewhat strained relationship with turn-based tactical games. In theory, the idea of coordinating a squad and cleverly using...
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704.0KPretty little place — Ultra Space Battle Brawl review
Video games are weird in ways that still impress me. On the tasty end of that mad spectrum is Ultra Space Battle...
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856.4KWatching in a trace, the crew is certain — 60 Parsecs review
Survivalism is a huge deal across the United States and beyond, but I have always seen it as gaming the system. Preparing...
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653.4KYou better skedoodle — Escape Doodland review
A pencil chewed up by an anxious adolescent, a beaten notebook opened to a (mostly) fresh page, and one uneventful lecture—the optimal...
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10.9K75Fury, Fun, and occasional Frustration — Darksiders III review
It’s been six years since Darksiders II, and I’m as surprised as the next person that we ever got to see this...
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656.1KPretender to the throne — Pathfinder: Kingmaker review
Tabletop RPGs like Dungeons and Dragons have had a tremendous influence on their digital counterparts, from the creatures that inhabit their worlds...
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15.3K90Answering the call, winning the war — Battlefield V review
It’s hard to know where best to start with a game like Battlefield V. While its direct competitors are slimming down and...
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13.5K85Heed the call — Call of Cthulhu review
Call of Cthulhu is a slow burn horror/detective RPG. There isn’t a horde of monsters or jumpscares interrupting the gameplay every couple...
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856.4K“Ace in the hole” – Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales review
At E3 a few years ago, the CD Projekt Red team showed off a version of Gwent: The Witcher Card game, which...
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955.5KWireless immersion, and the next step for VR — HTC Vive Wireless Adapter review
It’s hard to describe what it’s like to experience Virtual Reality to someone who has never put on a headset. There is...
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4510.0KResident Boring — The Conjuring House review
The Conjuring House is clearly inspired by the great horror games that came before. It borrows the run and hide style popularized...
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753.0KTension and terror in a virtual mind — Transference VR review
Virtual reality is tailor made for horror games, but all too often they rely on creepy things and cheap jump scares to...
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5.1K85Fish are friends, not food — Megaquarium review
I review several hundred games a year, most of them about shooting people in the face, stabbing them with spears, or otherwise...
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703.0KLovers, liars, and a stoner named Leslie — Stone review
A lot of supposed “story” games come off as lazy and uninspired to me, largely because a bulk of them in my...
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654.5KStall tactics — Prodigy Tactics review
Some things last a long time. Those immortal words of the great Daniel Johnston apply to things good and bad. Love, life,...
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655.0KDeconstructing construction — Construction Simulator 2 review
Construction work is not fun. It is not a game. It is hard, grueling work that demands total physical commitment and full...
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8.4K80World of Warcraft – Battle for Azeroth review
I was all in from the moment I saw the cinematic trailer for World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth (BfA). I doubt...
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655.8KSign of the Times — NBA 2K19 review
NBA 2K19 is at its best when you are shredding the defense to attack the basket for a dunk or layup. The...
