Romans usually conjure up images of gladiators, togas, and Julius Caesar. Often forgotten is how great the Romans were at building things. Sure, they gave us the Colosseum, but they also created roads that connected their empires and aqueducts that watered their cities. The master architects of the Roman Empire

Narrative-based episodic adventure games are more common than ever these days. Whether it’s a licensed game such as The Walking Dead and The Wolf Among Us from Telltale, or an original storyline from a larger developer, like Square Enix’s Life is Strange, it’s hard not to take

El Gaucho is a set collection game where players take on the role of cattle ranchers in Mexico sending out “gauchos” (basically “cowboy” in Spanish) to rope cattle and collect them into herds. The bigger and more impressive the herd, the higher it scores. Highest score wins! Like most set

I love little else like a good mystery, memorable characters, and a taste of foreign culture. Samurai gave me none of these things. The first four volumes of Titan Comic’s Samurai tell a contained story that is clearly meant as the first small arc in a sweeping epic. It

One of my favorite parts of a new role-playing game is getting absolutely lost in the universe. The best RPGs, in my opinion, have lore that begs to be dove into, with vibrant and interesting characters that are all unique, yet cohesive and part of the grand picture. When I

Since it was properly unveiled back at E3, I don’t think I’ve heard one of my colleagues talk about Media Molecule’s Dreams in a way that sounded even remotely comprehensive. Every time I’ve had a conversation about this enigmatic game, it always boiled down to a

For those of you who are longtime readers, you know that I’ve been on a personal quest to fill the bucket list of all the toys my mom never let me have. Helicopters, sharp objects, and especially beanbag chairs. The Sumo Titanium likely gave my delivery guy his workout

As a fan of PlayStation, one of my favorite things to do when I’ve attended PlayStation Experience, as well as even events like E3, is to see the characters that Sony has roaming around the showfloor. Some of these paid cosplayers are there to help market upcoming games, but