Category: Reviews
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Wheel World Review: Tour de Chill
Back during the peak of Lance Armstrong mania, I spent one summer absolutely obsessed with the Tour de France. Some kids have a yoyo phase. Some kids have a scooter phase. I had a “wake up at 6am and watching competitive cycling” phase. The Tour de France is an incredible race. It might be the…
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Death Stranding 2: On the Beach Review- Craving Tough Love
As someone who reviews almost every game that I play, there’s a point in the process where I kind of start mentally writing my review. Once I’m deep enough in a game, there usually isn’t much that is going to change. The game kind of gets locked into the score and thought process I have…
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DOOM: The Dark Ages Review- The Best DOOM Formula, But Is That Enough?
Modern game developers have truly become masters of the sequel. Almost anytime I play a sequel to a game I liked these days, I know I’m probably in for a great time. It can also be the case when I didn’t care for the first game. Developers seem to be better than ever at getting…
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Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo Review- The Best Brazilian Video Game Inspired By Italian Mafia Sterotypes Ever
I think oftentimes with developers, after we experience one game from them, we tend to put them in a box. If I didn’t like the first game from a developer, my general assumption is that the next game from that same studio isn’t going to be something that is worth my time. We view the…
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Elroy and the Aliens Review: The 1990s Are Still Real To Me, Damn It
The best kind of nostalgia is often the stuff that sneaks up on you. That feeling when you encounter something that you didn’t even realize that you fully had nostalgia for. When I think about games that I played as a kid and in my early teen years, I mostly think about JRPGs. I vividly…
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Cattle Country Review- This Tale Is Not Blossoming
A review code was provided for this game by Keymailer and Playtonic Games Sometimes, there are signs that things aren’t going to go well before you even realize that they are there. As I opened up Cattle Country, a cozy farming sim with a western bent to it, I set out to name my farm.…
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Bionic Bay Review- Let’s Try That Again
I try very hard to avoid using “trial and error” as a major critique when talking about video games. Because inherently, all video games are trial and error if there is any difficulty whatsoever attached to them. When you play a difficult action game where you need to learn enemy attack patterns, there is an…
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South of Midnight Review- Existing On Vibes And Hoping For The Best
We all have that one friend. The guy who just has a great all-around vibe. He’s easy to talk to. He can light up a room. He’s funny. He’s just a good hang and a solid friend. But when it comes to the basics of life, god damn, he does not have his shit together.…
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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Review- Greatness Inspires Greatness
How do you respond when you encounter greatness? Across any field, greatness can either be something that evokes feelings of inspiration or it can completely demoralize you. Almost every great artist had someone that came before them that pushed them to reach the level that they ended up at. There are many others who we…
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Promise Mascot Agency Review- The Yakuza Standalone “Minigame” You’ve Been Waiting For
If you have ever played a Yakuza or Like a Dragon game, you know that in that series, sometimes the minigames are actually the game. I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that I often spend 1/3rd of my time in those games just playing minigames. Each game also has one “minigame” that feels…
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