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September 11, 2023 5 min read
Telling me that a game has elements of dating simin it is one of the fastest ways to pique my interest. While I’m socially awkward and people suck, I think romance is one of the most commonly used and easily explained grounding elements in games. I love grounding elements and think that developers don’t leverage them enough. Give your protagonist relatable hobbies alongside their wondrous powers....
September 06, 2023 5 min read
Samba de Amigo: Party Central is a strange experience. While you're shaking the Joy-Con to the beat, you're staring at a monkey's creepy smile playing his maracas. It's unsettling, but overall, this game provides a thrilling rhythm-based challenge with a selection of decent songs. It's just a shame that the game's Latin-inspired routes take a backseat to a poppier soundtrack.
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September 01, 2023 6 min read
Immortals of Aveum is like a typical tentpole action film franchise; most of the elements are well-tuned, but there are some factors that make you question if you're actually enjoying yourself. While the combat is thrilling, and the story turns out to be solid, there might be some wince-worthy writing and repetitive gameplay that prevent greatness. Immortals of Aveum is so close to being great,...
August 31, 2023 8 min read
It’s been great to see a lot of obscure arcade titles being dredged up and ported, and one of the best at this is Arcade Archives. They’re not the best in terms of features, but rather in terms of sheer quantity and the depths they’ll dive to pull up even the most unmarketable of games.
Ten bucks isn’t too bad for an old arcade title when you think of it on an individual level, but then you see...
August 29, 2023 5 min read
Selling 1984’s Karatekaon its own today might be a difficult proposition. It was an extremely influential game, and it’s still very entertaining to play today, but it was a pioneer on ground that has since become well-trodden. Typically, this sort of game that was important but largely superseded would be found in one of any number of game collections. But The Making of Karateka is not that.
Sur...
August 25, 2023 4 min read
With Episode 3, The Expanse: A Telltale Series reaches the midpoint of its story. After the end of the second episode, we find Drummer and her crew piloting the Artemis toward the coordinates found on a data card in the first episode. Episode 3 begins with the Artemis approaching the location of those coordinates: an old derelict space station.
Interestingly, this is one of the earliest created...
August 24, 2023 3 min read
Uh… Hm. This might be a damning way to open a review, but not every games needs to set your loins alight. I think a game industry where every title is tripping over each other in an attempt to be the most meaningful experience you have had would be pretty miserable. Developers should have fun with the creative process. It should be fulfilling to them. Otherwise, we’d just be getting our...
August 23, 2023 5 min read
I’m not above being lured in by aesthetic. Draft of Darkness hooked me in with its grainy, pixelated photo manipulation. It looks like a tacky game that followed in the wake of Mortal Kombat. In fact, it would fit right in alongside titles that pushed the limits of tastefulness back in the ‘90s. It’s hypnotic.
In my experience, a well-executed aesthetic can be indicative not necessarily of a...
August 23, 2023 5 min read
My history with Armored Core started with the very first game on PlayStation. I was enamored by the cover the enticing giant mech on it; and kept it close while I experienced a whole slate of robot-based oddities like G-Nome, and Heavy Gear. From then on, I sought out every subsequent entry, until I finally put it together that From Software – who had also provided me with hours of entertainment...
August 22, 2023 4 min read
Full disclosure to start off with: the reason I’m not doing a formal scored review of Wrestlequestis because I did a stint of remote freelance writing for the developer, Mega Cat Studios. It wasn’t anything glamorous, but I got the opportunity during one of the lowest points in my life. COVID was in full swing, and I had lost my job. It helped me hold onto a shred of self-worth for a while. I...
August 17, 2023 3 min read
Quantumprobably isn’t the first game that comes to mind when you think of the golden years of the arcade. The 1982 vector cabinet, designed by Betty Ryan, has maybe a less exciting concept than Asteroids or Centipede. In fact, the first time I played it was part of the Atari 50 collection.
Atari and Sneakybox’s Rechargedline of titles aren’t leaving anything by the side of the road, however, as
August 15, 2023 5 min read
With its full release on PC happening back in October 2022, Vampire Survivors has quickly become a runaway success. Already, there are imitators popping up trying to duplicate the game’s special sauce. As with many games that have spurred a sudden explosion of similar titles, it tantalizes developers with its simple but malleable gameplay.
I did play the PC version a few months back and was lucky...
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