Reviews
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906.2KInsert “Ducking awesome!” pun here — Duck Game review
Former president of Nintendo of America Reggie Fils-Aimé famously said two years ago, “The game is fun. The game is a battle....
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503.6KHalf of a memorable experience — The World Next Door review
Puzzle-RPGs are a weird mix of genres that seems to work pretty well. From Puzzle Quest to Puzzle and Dragons, the pseudo-match...
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803.0KReflecting on our lives — Ritual of the Moon review
Life has its ups and downs, things change, and we even begin to wonder what it all means. This reflection can be...
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4.9K90A bloody good time — Mortal Kombat 11 review
For the last two decades, the Mortal Kombat series has entertained gamers with brutal combat and gory kills. From arcade cabinets to...
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603.6KSemi-Decent Mega Clone — Metagal review
There’s a fine line between a clone and an homage in gaming, and that line has never been explored more than Mega...
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502.9KInside out and about — Homo Machina review
Audiences of all ages love the concept of exploring the body as an interactive science exhibit, and Darjeeling’s Homo Machina aims to...
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807.6KTroops for a special occasion — Star Wars: Legion Rebel and Imperial Specialists personnel expansions review
The Rebel Troopers are dug in behind heavy cover, but have taken some casualties from the intense fire coming from two fast-moving...
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503.3KThis little piggie went boom boom pow! — Iron Snout review
I’ve been digging pick-up-and-play time wasters, if my recent reviews for Switch ‘N’ Shoot and Timberman Vs are any indication. A handheld...
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14.1K95Tactics, Ogres, and few new tricks — Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark review
It’d be very easy to dismiss Fell Seal: Arbiter’s Mark as a derivative work of games like Final Fantasy Tactics, Tactics Ogre,...
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4.8K75Expand your magical kingdom — Driftland: The Magic Revival review
Have you ever wanted the power to build your own kingdom? Rally your citizens to gather resources in order to build infrastructure?...
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2.4K70The two fight as one — Super Weekend Mode review
Many games have you control one character at a time, whether it be through only having one available or performing actions with...
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3.3K70Welcome to Earth — Earth Defense Force: Iron Rain review
Alien invasions are the premise of many conspiracy theories, movies, shows, and video games. These aliens have transitioned from grey or green...
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853.3KHe was a boy, she was a girl, can I make it any more obvious? — BoxBoy! + BoxGirl! review
If you ask me for my favorite Nintendo series, you might be surprised that I’d probably lump the BoxBoy! franchise of games...
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804.1KRock ‘em and sock ‘em — Mechstermination Force review
The Gunman Clive duology holds a special place in my heart. The second game was actually my first Opencritic review, and it...
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6019.3KRunning on fumes — Days Gone review
Though I didn’t know it at the time, the opening hour of Days Gone is a surprisingly thorough preview of how the...
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806.2KSpace Opera for Neophytes — Starfinder Beginner Box review
For any tabletop RPG group, one of the biggest challenges is getting into a new game. Whether it’s deciding which game the...
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805.0KWinning hand — Steamworld Quest: Hand of Gilgamech review
Image & Form Games may not usually top the list of people’s favorite developers, but with every game the studio releases, it’s...
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6.3K85Wandering a Post-Apocalyptic Paradise — My Time at Portia Switch Review
Months ago, I threw myself into My Time at Portia with abandon, logging upwards of 90 hours of gameplay while the game...
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5.0K90Time to Vacation, Human! — Vacation Simulator Vive review
You might recall that we had lots of fun [JOBBING] in the Job Simulator game from Owlchemy lab back in 2017. The...
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757.0KOne tile at a time — Forager review
Forager is a tough game to pin down. A sprinkle of casual adventuring, a dash of crafting, and a pinch of idling...
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804.2KBeyond the Wall — Legend of the Five Rings: Shadowlands sourcebook and Mask of the Oni adventure module review
My review of the core rulebook for Legend of the Five Rings was my first experience with the samurai-focused RPG and it...
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953.5KHonor and Steel — Legend of the Five Rings Core Rulebook and Game Master’s Kit review
Legend of the Five Rings is set in the fictional world of Rokugan, which draws heavily upon feudal Japan, and the mythology...
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851.9KSet sail and explore — Embark review
Mankind has desired to explore the unknown for arguably as long as we have been mankind. An early example of this was...
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902.8KColorfully under the sea — Noctiluca review
The ocean is filled with many wonderful creatures such as fish, dolphins, seals, jellyfish, and more. These creatures are a marvel to...
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604.2KA house of cardboard — Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit review
I have an awful feeling of deja vu as I sit down to write about Nintendo Labo Toy-Con 04: VR Kit. Almost...
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852.4KUnder the sea — Reef review
Sometimes a game doesn’t need to have complicated rules to be great. Ticket to Ride gives players three choices each turn. Carcassonne...
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808.6KUnstuck in time — Katana Zero review
If you judge just based on its trailer, Katana Zero appears to be a fast-paced, gory, stylish action game with a killer...
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803.1KComic character dice customization battle — Kapow review
Comic book characters have no longer been relegated to dingy comic stores and bad made-for-TV movies. Since X-Men and the first Sam...
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703.3KThe art of darkness–Overwhelm review
Overwhelm will test you. It will test your skill, your reflexes, and a little too often it will test your patience. This...
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7.4K85Two sides of the same coin — God’s Trigger review
People have discussed the concept of the apocalypse for time immemorial. Whether it be thoughts about Y2K, the end of the Mayan...
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854.7KMetropolitan Marvel — Android: Shadow of the Beanstalk review
While Fantasy Flight Games’ Genesys system is an excellent ruleset with which to build your own homebrewed, narrative-driven RPG, so far it...
