Reviews
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8013.0KA slice of beauty – The Fruit of Grisaia review
The Fruit of Grisaia is a great story. I was worried about the translation, as this is an adaptation of the original...
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803.1KCelebrating ten years of inventions — Crazy Machines 2 Anniversary DLC review
Booting up Crazy Machines 2, the initial setup had me install a pre-2010 version of DirectX in order to run the game....
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908.9KNetgear ReadyNAS 200 Review
Simplicity. If there is one thing lacking from most technology, it’s simplicity. For those of you who have been reading Gaming Trend...
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803.2KWhen worlds collide — Heroes of the Storm review
I’ve dumped an inordinate amount of time into MOBAs. Starting with League of Legends, I accumulated somewhere in the ballpark of four-to-five-thousand...
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753.2KA heartbeat away from a steal — The Masterplan review
The allure of a criminal enterprise is something many people find enthralling. The reason behind that can be attributed to our innate...
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805.4KA mobile platformer done right on PC – Badland Review
I first saw Badland on a demo iPad at an Apple store in the mall. I hadn’t decided whether the iPad was...
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9510.6KSomething ends, something begins — The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt review
The finale of the Witcher trilogy has come and gone. The culmination of years of novels and games, weaving character and plot...
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754.5KBloody Good – The Incredible Adventures of Van Helsing III review
It’s been a long time since I’ve really enjoyed an ARPG. The loot grind lost its appeal after many long nights of...
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753.4KMighty morphin’ management rangers — Chroma Squad review
Chroma Squad evokes a lot of the same responses that many children of the 90s have to Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. The...
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854.6KProject CARS Review (PC)
With all of the racing games that focus on huge car rosters, crashes, or “Drive-atars,” developer Slightly Mad Studios aims to shift...
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805.0KA fistful of pixels — Westerado: Double Barreled review
I'm not going to lie: I almost hung up my spurs and quit within the first ten minutes of playing Westerado: Double...
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803.3KBite-sized beauty — Toren review
From the first build I played, Toren has held my attention. The minimalist storytelling and unique art style are captivating. A lot...
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753.3KDon’t fix what isn’t broken — The Weaponographist review
There aren't many game mechanics as frustrating as weapon degradation. Getting attached to a certain tool of destruction, spending time and resources...
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8510.9KCities: Skylines — Easy to Build, Hard to Break
It’s impossible to avoid that Cities: Skylines stands on the shoulders of its predecessors. SimCity laid the foundation for modern city building...
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706.7KDating simulators are running wild — Kitty Powers’ Matchmaker review
Oh, dating simulators. Your existence has long been one that confused many people. The simple concept of placing someone in a virtual...
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753.8KBroken Age – Better when broken
[The following contains spoilers for Act I of Broken Age, but none for Act II. Reader discretion is advised.] Given the conditions...
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855.8KSpace Management – Space Colony Steam Edition Review
If you have played Space Colony before then let me assure you that this is the same game you’ve played before. If...
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1004.6KCrypt of the Necrodancer — Dungeon of Dance
Crypt of the Necrodancer is a one-of-a-kind rhythm rogue-like that has players battling to the beat to find mystical treasures at the...
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957.0KLos Santos is king: Grand Theft Auto V PC review
Grand Theft Auto V is to be quite frank, a port done right. It takes what is already an amazing game and...
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904.1KJumpJet Rex is Mega-Awesome
The average age of a “gamer,” at least according to the ESA’s measurement methodologies, is 30. That means there are more of...
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753.1KEnter the mausoleum — The Charnel House Trilogy review
I’ve found that recently, I’ve been a little let down by the offerings of the “scary game” genre. Though face-cams and let’s...
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855.8KDungeons 2 – the proper return of the dungeon keeping sim
Akio Morita, founder of Sony, was once quoted as saying, “We don’t ask consumers what they want. They don’t know.” And to...
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553.1KUnfinished Business – Son of Nor Review
There are a lot of third-person action games that strive to make you as the player feel empowered. They make you feel...
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553.0KAll blood, no sport — Bloodsports.TV review
Competition has often been the focus of the MOBA genre. Chasing the crowds and potential shown by genre titans like League of...
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805.1KAn Interstellar nesting doll – Stardrive 2 review
If you take a moment to absorb all that Stardrive 2 lays before you when it begins, you might get a small...
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756.1KA hard days work: The Sims 4: Get to Work review
The Sims 4 suffered a lackluster launch and was not the game Sim-fanatics were craving. Though patches have added and improved the...
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1003.5KTriple crown and counting — Out of the Park Baseball 16 review
Some fans root for the Giants, and some root for the Royals. There are those who languish fandom upon the San Francisco...
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907.0KPillars of Eternity is awesome, minus the mountain of bugs
In March of 2012, Obsidian Entertainment was working on a 'next-generation console game' that got canceled. Despite their attempts to try to...
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654.0KThese are not the ships you’re looking for: Sid Meier’s Starships review
Were you excited when you heard the news of Sid Meier's: Starships being released? I sure was. Despite the yay and nay...
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859.5KA cops life: Battlefield Hardline review
Battlefield Hardline is not a reimagining of the Battlefield series, but rather it takes everything it has learned up to this point,...
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753.6KWaiting for dial tone — Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number review
Hotline Miami was a game that caught me by surprise. Brutal combat, a primal 80’s-synth soundtrack, and a fascinating use of gameplay...
