Game Reviews

Diablo IV is a challenge to review. While its predecessors have been fairly straightforward affairs, with a linear story and builds that are more dependent on gear drops and loot tables, Diablo IV has a veritable cornucopia of options that are even more plentiful than I could have imagined. Frankly,

Inscryption, much like the Blair Witch Project in the realm of horror cinema, emerges as a captivating and atmospheric masterpiece within the genre of deck-building video games. Just as the Blair Witch Project revolutionized found-footage horror movies, this video game pushes the boundaries of its genre, delivering an authentic and

Star Trek is and has always been a human drama. It takes place in space, it’s full of jargon both real and imaginary, but from its start in 1966 all the way through to the conclusion of the most recent entry in 2023’s Star Trek: Picard, this series

I’ve heard a lot of bluster from developers about how choices in their game matter. A lot of the time, players are given two choices, both of which lead to the same ending. It’s the illusion of choice, where your mistakes were inevitable because your path was predetermined.

There’s a philosophical concept called the Ship of Theseus that I enjoy thinking about. Essentially, it asks that, if you have a ship and replace every single part of it over time due to wear and tear, is it still the same ship? If you save all the old

I’ve been a fan of the detective genre of storytelling for a while. From the cheesy to the dramatic, detective stories have a charm that other genres don’t always have in them. The Last Case of Benedict Fox is a detective, puzzle based platformer with twists and turns

One thing I’ve learned from playing so many roguelikes and roguelites is that you need a killer core gameplay loop in order to keep players satisfied with their experience. Horizontal or vertical progression just won’t cut it. The enemies need to be interesting to fight, they need to

Stranded: Alien Dawn is the latest game from the team that brought you games like Tropico 3, 4, and 5, Surviving Mars, Victor Vran, Jagged Alliance 3, and more – Haemimont Games, with Frontier publishing as part of their Frontier Foundry program.  An amalgamation of many tried and true formulas seen