Category: Reviews
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Replaced Review: Pure Aura
As a man in his mid-30s, I have to be reticent whenever a new slang word becomes part of the everyday vernacular of society. I feel like for the most part, any new slang is for those of a younger generation, even if it becomes incredibly popular. One day, you reach a point where you…
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Mixtape Review: The WarioWare Rock Opera That Life is Strange Fans Have Been Waiting For
The concept of Mixtape feels like it was made in a lab for me. I was a suburban kid who had to leave some friends behind when I went to college. I found it hard to fit in at times in high school, and my favorite radio station to listen to was 89x in Detroit,…
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Paranormasight: The Mermaid’s Curse Spoiler-Free Review: A Visual Novel That Is, In Fact, A Video Game
Even though I consider a few visual novels to be all-timers, it’s a genre that I have a hard time motivating myself to play most of the time. I love a good story when playing a video game, and that is what a visual novel is all about, but I also struggle with the genre…
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Pieced Together Review: A Celebration of Faded Friendships
I have never thought about scrapbooking in my life, not even a little bit. I’m not an artsy person, so when I’ve occasionally heard it mentioned in passing, my brain would instantly turn off. I didn’t need to know one thing about scrapbooking to get by in life, and I knew it wasn’t something I’d…
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Resident Evil Requiem Review: Jack of All Trades, Master of Some
I’ve always found it a bit funny that my two favorite Resident Evil games are Resident Evil 4 Remake and Resident Evil 7: Biohazard because, at least for modern Resident Evil games, they might be the two games that are the most diametrically opposed. Biohazard is a first-person game with a heavy emphasis on horror.…
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Lovish Review- A Game That I Like-Ish
I don’t know if I’ve ever felt like I needed a “break” from gaming. I love the medium more than any other, and I’m down to play a game pretty much whenever I have the free time. But sometimes, I do need a “break” from the games I’m actively playing. I have played several tremendous…
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MIO: Memories in Orbit Review- It’s Not You, It’s MIO
I’ve had several discussions in the past few years about the term “Metroidvania,” and if it should still be how we reference games in that particular genre. The Metroid series isn’t nearly as prolific as it once was, and the Castlevania series has been missing for quite a while (editor’s note: well, not anymore), so…
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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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