Category: Reviews
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Ghost of Yotei Review: Avoiding A Nicotine Addiction
I think for many gamers, open world side quests probably look similar to how a fresh pack of cigarettes does for a smoker. You have a couple of them for fun, and then soon enough, you can’t stop. You know that these things are actively making your life worse, yet you continue. As a gamer,…
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Despelote Review: A Failure To Capture The Magic Of Sports
Despelote is a game chronicling what it was like to be in Ecuador when they qualified for the World Cup in 2001. It was the first time they had managed to qualify for the biggest soccer tournament that the world has to offer after 40+ years of attempting to do so. The game is autobiographical…
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Keeper Review: If I Can Change, And You Can Change…
There was a time in my life when I was very quick to abandon games. If a game had a few hour stretch where it wasn’t clicking for me, I’d be quick to throw it away. As I’ve gotten older, I’ve been able to acquire a bit more patience and discipline. Becoming a “game hopper”…
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Dispatch Review: The Best TV Show I Watched In 2025*
*I don’t watch TV. As you get older and continue to gain responsibilities in life, it’s easy to get stuck in a rut. Especially as a parent, it’s common to end up in a routine where every single day is the exact same thing, and you go through life working, parenting, eating, and sleeping. Getting…
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The Seance of Blake Manor Review: Death Detective
Like most people, I have many concerns about the seemingly rapid advances of AI into our society. One use of AI that has disturbed me the most is when I see people use it to try and essentially bring back the dead. People now have the ability to easily insert a deceased friend or family…
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Hades 2 Review: The Best Roguelike of All Time
When people talk about the original Hades, much of the conversation ends up centering around the story. I’m guilty of this as well. But the story in that game was such a remarkable achievement that it’s tough not to. The roguelike genre is one that makes good storytelling seemingly impossible, as the repetition element can…
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Hollow Knight: Silksong Reflections and Review- You Never Forget Your First
Back when I was 25, I was enjoying my life in many ways. After some tumultuous times in my early 20s, it felt like everything was heading in a really good direction. I spent several years not exactly sure what I would do with my life after I realized that my college major of journalism…
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The Drifter Spoiler-Free Review- A Cinematic And Thrilling… Point And Click Adventure???
I’ve liked point and click games ever since I was a young child, and I enjoyed rediscovering the genre earlier this year with Elroy and the Aliens. But for all of the good aspects of this genre, it’s not exactly one I would call exciting or thrilling from a storytelling perspective. These games tend to…
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Eriksholm: The Stolen Dream Review- Sneaky Good
The beauty of stealth games to me is that they are inherently puzzle games with another level of intensity attached to them. Stealth games often involve problem solving on the fly and using all of your tools to get through each level. Unlike most puzzle games, stealth games also tend to have multiple solutions to…
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One Post, Three Reviews: Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound, Sword of the Sea, and Is This Seat Taken?
I seem to complete something like 40 games a year on average. That seems like a crazy number, especially considering that I am a working father. But the key to reaching that lofty number of completions oftentimes just boils down to the fact that I play a lot of shorter games. A good chunk of…
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