Category: Reviews
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II Review: We’re Going To The Movies
One of the most amazing things about being in my mid-30s is that I have been able to watch almost every step in how video games have evolved over the years. There was a time when I’d watch cutscenes from a game in the PS/N64 era and wonder what it might be like when actual…
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Animal Well Review: A Hipster Metroidvania Paradise
Hipsters get a lot of flak. They want to be different, cool, and edgy. Sometimes, they want to be different so badly that they come across as desperate and, even worse, cringe. But sometimes, hipsters have a point. Sometimes, the uniformity in popular media can get a bit annoying. Sometimes it’s nice to consume media…
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Death Stranding Review: The Art of Subtlety
If you watch some footage of Death Stranding’s core gameplay, it can be easy to assume that it is not a particularly engaging video game. You are essentially a delivery man in a post-apocalyptic world. Your mission is to deliver packages from one location to another. The main thing you will be doing in the…
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Tales of Kenzera Review: Heart is Not Enough
One of my favorite parts of last year’s Game Awards was the speech that Abubaker Salim gave to introduce Tales of Kenzera: Zau. In a ceremony filled with random celebrities and dumb bits, this was a moment where a game developer poured his heart out and made me care about his game purely through his…
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Harold Halibut Review: Worth The Wait
There are some games, even some I absolutely loved, where the credits hit, and I immediately skip them and move on to something else. And then there are the games where the credits roll, and I end up sitting there and just taking it all in. I become lost in thought, reflecting about what just…
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Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth Review- It’s Not Perfect, But It’s Perfect
For any game reviewer, the decision to give out a perfect score is one of the toughest choices out there. Every game has flaws, even your favorite of all time. What is the line when those flaws are just completely swallowed up by everything else that you liked? It’s impossible to break down in a…
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Balatro Review: One of a Kind
Since the success of Slay The Spire in 2019, the roguelike deckbuilder genre has become increasingly competitive and complicated. All of these games need a big twist so they can stand out in a crowded field. I love this genre, but it feels like a large chunk of the games in it aren’t quite as…
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Anomaly Agent Review: Slick, Stylish, Absurd
I love the word absurd because of all the positive and negative connotations that can surround it. Describing someone as absurd can mean they are awesome and hilarious. It can also mean they are extremely dumb. Anomaly Agent is absurd in every kind of way. Luckily, most of those ways are good! It’s a fast-paced…
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown Review- The Genius With No Common Sense
There’s always that one kid in school. All the brains in the world, excels at every subject, aces every test. But there is just one thing… “they ain’t got no common sense!”. In the end, it doesn’t matter. When someone is brilliant, they can get by without common sense, even if it can be frustrating…
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Astral Ascent Review: Indie Game of the Year and Roguelike of the Year
The weird thing about selecting a roguelite to play is that… it’s a lot like playing a roguelite. In roguelite games, there are a lot of options, and as the run progresses, it can quickly crash hard, or you stumble upon a build that makes you realize you have a shot to go all the…
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