Tag: video game review
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Closer The Distance Review- Creeping on the Grieving
I’ve always felt a little weird whenever I’ve played a Sims game in the past. Something about those games feels inherently creepy. Watching a normal person do all of their everyday activities from a slight distance away just doesn’t feel right. It feels a bit scandalous. Now, imagine this concept, but attach a story about…
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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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My Official Predictions For Game Awards Nominees
It’s almost that time of the year! Game awards season is nearly upon us. As much as I love playing video games all year, discussing which ones are the best is dang near just as fun. It’s great to see different opinions and to see awesome video games get recognized. In recent years, the Game…
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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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My Ten Biggest Disagreements With Game Critics This Year (So Far)
One of my biggest “hot takes” is that game critics do a pretty good job overall. If you look at games that don’t have stupid, made-up controversies around them, the critic and consumer consensus is relatively in line for a lot of games. But of course, even for a game critic defender like me, disagreements…
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Why You Should Try To Play Metaphor: ReFantazio On Hard
I like to play on hard difficulty for a lot of games. I want to be tested. I want the intensity. I want to be forced into using everything a game has to offer and not get overly comfortable. I don’t want to just breeze through a game without even trying. But when it comes…
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