Game Reviews

I’ve played every game in the Just Cause series, but never became a true believer until Just Cause 3, which gave me dozens of hours of enjoyment flying around and causing absolute mayhem. With Just Cause 4, my expectations were high and I couldn’t have been more excited

A few months ago, we reviewed Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales for PC, most of which is applicable to the Xbox version. You can find that review here. The console version of Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales has minimal differences from the PC version. Playing with a controller felt familiar for someone

Ports of games are usually a good idea, as they offer more opportunities for gamers to play games on different systems. This is especially wonderful when certain titles are exclusive to one system, but end up branching out to reach a wider audience. That being said, the ports don’t

I’ve always had a somewhat strained relationship with turn-based tactical games. In theory, the idea of coordinating a squad and cleverly using limited resources to overcome difficult opponents appeals to me. But in practice, I’ve found them frustrating more often than not. There are often gaps in the

Video games are weird in ways that still impress me. On the tasty end of that mad spectrum is Ultra Space Battle Brawl. Part tennis, part battle, and part halfway house, Ultra Space Battle Brawl is a hodge-podge of strange characters engaged in a space bash. At its core, however,

Survivalism is a huge deal across the United States and beyond, but I have always seen it as gaming the system. Preparing for some unforeseen disaster scenario by stockpiling supplies is very much akin to preparing for some unforeseen jump in beanie baby pricing by hoarding the toys. At best

A pencil chewed up by an anxious adolescent, a beaten notebook opened to a (mostly) fresh page, and one uneventful lecture—the optimal conditions for every student’s favorite pastime: doodling. And much like the art of doodling, Escape Doodland is a buffet of randomness; no one knows where they’

Few things in this world entice and frustrate me more than puzzle games, and Nairi: Tower of Shirin is no exception. This Kickstarter success story caught my eye with its quirky cast of characters, hand-drawn art, and the promise of a story which draws inspiration from a number of sources,