Game Reviews

My favorite thing about video games is that I get to go to worlds that I could really only dream of. I get to interact with different stories, both fictional and based in reality. Video games allow us to feel like gods, to feel empowered. One of the games in

The Isle of Seiren has a deadly reputation. Ships have a habit of wrecking in the vicinity of its shores, and the crews are never seen again. Adol and his erstwhile companion Dogi are working on a ship in exchange for passage across the Gaete Sea when the vessel, passing

Colossal Cave Adventure was a 1976 text-based adventure game developed by Will Crowther then later expanded by Don Woods. In the game, players would type in commands to explore a massive cave system and find treasure. It’s the first widely known adventure game, with its only predecessor achieving nowhere

Vengeful Guardian: Moonrider unsheathes a double-edged sword: one that cuts with the strengths of its inspirations while also reflecting its weaknesses in its sheen. It combines elements of many of my favorite games, so in theory I should love it. While I certainly like it, I ultimately came away from

There’s a hidden hour between each day: the Dark Hour. Just as the clock strikes midnight, the city of Tatsumi Port Island freezes, the electricity turns off, the water turns to blood, and the local high school transforms into a gigantic tower filled with monsters called Shadows. While most

Role-playing games often have systems on top of systems to allow the player a wealth of customization options. These can range from more surface level choices – like putting a few points into your character’s guns skill so they’re better at shooting – to much more in depth, number crunching

When we last left Estelle Bright, she, along with her brother and a few friends, had stopped a coup attempt to take the throne of Liberl. While the main players were arrested, the true culprits – the secret Society of Ouroboros – remain in the shadows. As Joshua’s mysterious past comes

The premise of Children of Silentown is simple, “Fear is often the hardest disease to treat.” Silentown is a small ramshackle town built in the middle of the forest, full of citizens who have grown up scared to leave the confines of their quaint village, scared to speak in loud