I will be the first to admit that I am drawn into a game’s aesthetic to a fault, at times. That the way a game looks can sometimes override concerns of how it might play. The allure of deluxe components or metal coins; these things are utter catnip to

We take another deep dive into the mechanics of An Age Contrived, this time with the player board/transmuter device. The transmuter device is the primary means by which players interact with the game- how they take their turns. In this video, we go over the five action tiles on

After finishing the last available mission in the Diablo IV beta, I sat back in my chair mindlessly looking at the map as if I were looking in my refrigerator hoping for food I could snack on to magically appear. I devoured everything. Like the various NPCs stricken by Lilith’

In An Age Contrived, players take on the roles of gods ruling over the realm of Eldranir, influencing the mortal tribes to construct enduring structures in their honor. Building these monuments piece by piece and how you use your energy tokens afterwards represents some of the most crucial mechanics of

2020’s Coffee Talk was a cozy visual novel about an alternate reality Seattle, chronicling the lives of the titular cafe’s patrons. It was chill, thought provoking and, despite lacking traditional choices, had quite a lot of variance in how the story could play out. Now in 2023 we’

Dead Island 2 is something, man. I don’t think anyone expected this one to ever be released. Now here we are, three studios and almost nine years later and they kind of jumped us with this one. All the sudden, a few listings popped up last year and revealed

Chess is one of the most classic, iconic, and long-lasting board games of all time. The basics are simple but the strategy is endless. However, there are some people who have wanted more. So First Edition Gaming debuted the Gambit of Kings back in 2022, putting a fantasy spin on

It seems that the gaming market is flooded with rogue-lites that offer initial difficulty, but rapidly taper off in challenge as the vertical progression kicks in. We Who Are About To Die is not one of those rogue-lites. It’s difficult, and it remains difficult until you learn the mechanics.