Category: Reviews
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Silent Hill 2 Remake Review- I Screamed, I Cried, I Was Diagnosed With ADHD
Survival horror can be an odd genre. These games are not ones where I usually jump in expecting a great story. I play survival horror games for the intensity. I like having minimal bullets when I fight monsters so that I truly have to think about every shot. I like exploring every corner of every…
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Rise of the Golden Idol Review- I’m Still A Detective, Damn It
A review code for this game was provided by Playstack When I played Case of the Golden Idol (the first game in this series) earlier this year, I was beyond impressed in a myriad of ways. I came into that game craving a more authentic detective experience, and it delivered that in spades. But where…
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Neva Review: Right Back Where We Started
Before playing Neva, I finally played GRIS a few months ago. This was the first game from Nomada Studios. And it was a beautiful piece of art. The game told a surprisingly deep story and mixed it with some of the best art direction and style you can find in any video game. As much…
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Metaphor: ReFantazio Review- A (Nearly) Unscathed Triumph
It’s tough to walk away from a good thing. I’ve been working at the same company for over 10 years now. I like my job. I think I’m good at it, and it generally takes pretty good care of me. But there have been many times that I wondered what it would be like to…
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Europa Review: A Few Hours of Respite From A Turbulent World
My wife gets so excited when it starts to rain on a dark summer night. She loves to open the windows and just soak in the peaceful sounds of the raindrops. Sometimes, she reads a book with that noise in the background. Sometimes, she just closes her eyes and takes it in. I operate a…
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The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom Review- Sometimes I Prefer Diet Coke
As I’ve gotten older, something strange has happened. Something I couldn’t have imagined at all when I was a kid or a teen. There are many times when I’ll drink a diet pop (soda for you non-midwestern heathens) over a “regular” one. Regular pop can just feel overly filling and too sugary. Diet pop goes…
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The Plucky Squire Review: So Charming That It’s No Longer Charming
One of the worst people that you can possibly come across is the guy who thinks he is funnier than he actually is. Every conversation suddenly becomes this persons attempt at a stand-up comedy routine. They love their own humor a little too much. And maybe this person can be funny on occasion, but eventually,…
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Until Then Spoiler Free Review: World Class Ingredients, In The Oven For Too Long
Imagine the best chef in the world. They are on nationally televised cooking shows. If they open a restaurant, it makes headlines. They use the best ingredients that any chef could use. In the end, none of that matters if they leave the meal in the oven for too long. You can do everything else…
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Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth Review- At A Crossroads Of The Past And The Future
Back in 2019, I thought Yakuza: Like A Dragon was one of the most bold games a long-running series could come out with. At that point, the Yakuza series was purely an action/brawler series with seven mainline games and an absolutely iconic protagonist. Deciding to switch heroes and go to a turn based RPG system…
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GRIS Review: How To Rate True Art?
Sometimes, the absurdity of how most of us handle video game reviews is not lost on me. Imagine an art critic going to an art show and assigning each piece a review on a scale of 1-10. For one reason or another, that doesn’t happen. Perhaps there is an understanding that art is above silly…
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