Reviews
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854.4KAssassin’s Creed: Rogue is a welcome addition on PC
Assassin’s Creed Rogue was the surprise hit of last year. While Unity was eventually beaten into a better state than it shipped...
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754.3KDisgusting, but not in a bad way — Tormentum – Dark Sorrow Review
Building a point-and-click adventure in today’s video game market is a tough achievement. In order to do so well, you must blend...
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1005.5KReturning Home — Homeworld Remastered Collection Review
I spent several hours thinking about what words I would use to start this review. In the end, I think there’s only...
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954.5KAudio heaven: HyperX Cloud II headset review
Many people forgot the importance of a good sound system. Hearing footsteps behind you, to just listening to rain falling, a great...
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355.4KBetter off buried – Zombeer review
As some might expect, there is a polarizing shift between playing games for fun and playing games because it’s your job. There...
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653.9KIt’s Not a Trap — Deathtrap
When I was a kid, Diablo II was a daily practice for me. I’ve been out of ARPGs for a while because...
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505.6KHomecoming; Cities XXL review
Cities XXL is a fun and challenging city building game. It rivals the SimCity franchises in ambition and innovation. Unfortunately, for this...
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502.7KLet Me Out of Here! — The Escapists
The idea of a prison break does nothing but excite me. There aren’t many prospects more thrilling than sticking it to the...
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602.7KTime to grow home — Grow Home review
Simplicity can spawn brilliant products; thus are the hopes for many of Ubisoft’s new smaller projects that have been recently released such...
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753.0KGravity Ghost Review – don’t be snide while you glide through space
Sometimes you’re not in the mood to wrestle with complicated controls, to struggle with difficult segments of a level that have you...
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856.1KGrim Fandango Remastered – a bumpy trip through the Land of the Dead
The recent spate of game remakes has, in my opinion, been an absolute boon. It breathes new life into the classic games...
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9010.6KGrey Goo – reinventing the RTS genre
I bought my Pentium 100mhz PC to play Command & Conquer. I upgraded it as the franchise grew, and I was sad...
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856.0KSeeing Stars — Elite: Dangerous Review
It’s been rough decade or so for space simulation games. There have been a few pretty good ones, but nothing truly great...
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403.9KInsert Space Here — Lords of the Black Sun Review
When I first heard about this game, I immediately looked it up and read the words “4X Turn-Based Strategy Game set in...
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10022.0KLet’s get (meta)physical — The Talos Principle Review
Never has a game made me question my own existence. Now, it wasn't anything so grandiose as me wondering if I'm even...
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903.6KRolling on all cylinders- Rollers of the Realm review
Before the simulator, before the platformer, and before whack-a-mole, there was pinball. Forever lurking somewhere in the corners of the gaming world,...
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903.4KWorld of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor is the pinnacle of this long-running MMORPG
World of Warcraft has been around so long it surprises me that it’s still something so many people are playing and thinking...
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904.4KThe Reality of War — This War of Mine
War. It’s a common thing in video games as is the violence that results from it. Very few games remember the horrors...
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856.0KGood Times and Bad Times — Valkyria Chronicles
As the sweeping score of Valkyria Chronicles rushed to meet my ears and the introduction sequence started to roll, sweet memories of...
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706.5KEndless deaths; Dungeon of the Endless review
I thought everything was perfect. I had strategically placed turrets and healing modules along my path to freedom. I had the rooms...
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752.8KRediscovering Sound — Wicked Audio’s Reverb Headphones
I so often find myself utilizing less than ideal mechanisms for the enjoyment of music and game audio (my buzzing car stereo,...
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755.2KA linage of strategy – Crowntakers review
I made a lot of strange and entertaining comparisons during my time with Crowntakers. Among the first was Infinity Blade, where I...
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553.2KCrude repetition — Randal’s Monday Review
Nostalgia isn’t always a good goal for a game. In some cases, it’s better to take past ideas and expand on them,...
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9010.8KStarpoint Gemini 2 – the spacefarer’s guide to the galaxy
Exploring space is an endeavor for the patient; there’s a vast amount of area to cover and the scenery doesn’t change very...
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707.5KSouls for newbies — Lords of the Fallen Review
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, and the developers of Lords of the Fallen have made it no secret that they...
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859.1KShadowrun: Dragonfall – Director’s Cut – Time to ante up, Chummer
I've never felt more confident in the Shadowrun gaming revival than after having played Dragonfall Director's Cut. It seemed that Harebrained Schemes...
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903.9KA strong start to a long journey — Dreamfall Chapters: Book One Review
Episodic games are a challenge to evaluate on a by-release basis. The sagas are usually a sum of their parts rather than...
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353.1K0-16 — Front Page Sports Football review
One of the appealing aspects of sports simulation games is the depth of control, stat-geeking, and overall full immersion into the strategic...
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653.7KAncient Space Review – lost in space
Ancient Space is a story-driven, singleplayer real-time strategy game that takes place in - you guessed it - space. It's very reminiscent...
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905.3KBeyond your expectations- Sid Meier’s Civilization: Beyond Earth review
Sid Meier’s Civilization series has enjoyed a long lasting and beloved place in the halls of gaming history. It’s tenacious, creative, and...
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903.1KNetgear Nighthawk X4 Router in-depth review
It isn’t all Dragon Age and Rock Band drums for me - my real-world job is even more geeky than that. I’m...
