Game Reviews

The year was 1996. I don’t know where I bought my copy of Mechwarrior 2, but I remember how I felt looking at the box. Flames, a Timber Wolf mech, and the iconic Battletech logo…I felt like I was about to step into a new world of gaming.

I picked up a PlayStation VR2 headset, but I’ve not been as kind with it as I should be. It gets a lot of use, but it spends its downtime sitting on top of my Mandalorian helmet. Sure, it sits there reasonably securely (the controllers sit in the charger)

Captain Olimar has crashed on Planet PNF-404… again. And it’s up to the Rescue Corps to find and save him. Unfortunately the Rescue Corps have also crashed, so it’s up to you to rescue the Rescue Corps. You’ll need to work alongside some of the planet’s

Fate of the Norns: Ragnarok is a fascinating case study in why review scores are an oversimplification. Its highs are unmatched, its lows confounding, and the overall product a singular work of art that’s unlike any other game I’ve seen. For years I had heard legends of the

Wizards of the Coast (WotC) has populated the shelves of 5th edition Dungeon Masters with a lot of hardback adventures. From WotC’s offerings, groups can adventure in the various official settings. They can face off against dragons, giants, demons, and devils. Players can travel to other planes, or even

For those of you have had enough of the Forgotten Realms, people who have spent maybe a little too much time on Krynn, gamers that have grown a little tired of Eberron, there are other options out there, and not all of them have the Wizards of the Coast (WotC)

Powergaming, the act of optimizing a tabletop RPG character that maximizes benefits with little risk, is a controversial subject in the tabletop world. The phrase “min-maxer” comes to mind, along with deep discussions about exploits, bending the rules of the game, taking away opportunities from new players, and the ethics

I’ve always described Lisa: The Painful and its DLC epilogue, Lisa: The Joyful, as amazing games I would never recommend to anyone ever. They’re fascinating explorations of the cycle of abuse and great instances of choices in the narrative directly affecting gameplay, but it takes a certain kind