Game Reviews

In the opening moments of Batman – The Telltale series I felt a moment of disappointment when I, as the game’s titular caped crusader, threatened to drop Catwoman off the side of a building if she refused to give up information about her latest heist at Gotham City Hall. Rather

Imagine yourself trapped in the cackling corridors of a frazzled mind, filled with hunger, lust, anger, and confusion.  Imagine that mind is in both a prepubescent boy and girl.  Imagine that in this world you are also followed by the screaming guitars of a power metal ballad, interspersed with a

Two cops have died at the scene. That’s all I get: a notification that the officers I dispatched not only failed to stop the hostage crisis, but were killed in action by a hail of bullets. There’s little pomp or circumstance, just a notification. I sigh, neither the

When Hunter’s Legacy caught my eye, I was hoping I’d be going into a fun little platformer about a community of cats. As it turns out, the platforming aspect is challenging and enjoyable, but the game as a whole is lackluster and not all that memorable. The dastardly

Trials of the Blood Dragon continues the storyline found in Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, but instead of being a shooter it is at it’s core, this iteration brings forth both the over-the-top side-scrolling antics seen in previous Trials games along with a cheeseball plot and presentation that goes

There is a very fine line between masterfully challenging and infuriatingly difficult game design. The great 2D platformers of yesteryear toed this line with unfortuitous perfection. Xibalba Studios’ action-platformer, MilitAnt, attempts to take gameplay and level design ideas from classics like Super Mario Bros. and Mega Man. Unfortunately, intrusive enemy

A lot of indie games take inspiration from the classics, particularly from the 8-bit through 16-bit era.  DreamBreak, a cyberpunk, point-and-click adventure game recently released on Steam, doesn’t just feel like a game inspired by the old Sierra adventure games, such as Space Quest and King’s Quest, it

Neverwinter is a churning goulash of menus, systems, numbers, and cooldowns. For the MMORPG uninitiated, there’s a lot here to digest. But despite the oft bewildering nature of the games UI and leveling structures, the act of actually playing Neverwinter is an engrossing and addictive experience. Admittedly, I count