Review: Olija
When it comes to storytelling in games or movies, tone and style are often conflated. In reality, you’re looking at different perspectives of something. Style is the rhythm of your work while Tone is the author’s own outlook on the story, and how that affects the audience. I mention this because Olija is a seldom-seen […]
Review: nerdytec Couchmaster Cycon²
As time has passed, everyone has decided how they enjoy playing their favorite games. Most of my friends have some variation of desk setup for their towers, but some, including myself, have turned their game center into a work center, converting their TV & couch into a PC workstation. In this scenario, NerdyTec has created […]
Review: Paradise Killer
Paradise Killer is a combination of the most disparate ideas into a cohesive package I’ve seen in a videogame yet, And from my investigations, It’s done this all immaculately.
Review: Carrion
Okay. Here’s the premise that’s given to you: You are a giant flesh-eating monster that absorbs the biomass of humans you eat to grow in size. Escape your containment. That’s all it is…and it’s bloody fantastic. As with most metroidvanias, there are obstacles in the way of your escape of course. You have to periodically […]
Review: Neversong
Once upon a time, I played games just for the fun of it. I mean, of course, you play the games you play because they’re fun, right? But, there’s always a little more to why you enjoyed certain games and stories. Maybe a story has more of a message than just it’s gameplay or campaign […]
Review: Trials of Mana (2020)
Take a role-playing videogame, any single one that has released in the last 5-10 years and mull over for a moment about what made it special. Just for a moment, narrow down your favorite aspect of it to a single piece of that experience. For me, that RPG was Fire Emblem: Awakening for the Nintendo […]
Ori and the Will of the Wisps is a landmark for platforming games. Here’s Why.
Alright, confession time. I LOVE Ori and the Blind Forest. As in, it’s been one of my favorite games I’ve ever played ever since its release back in 2015. So when I heard about a sequel, naturally I had my concerns, questions, and doubts rise up. What’s going to be different? What’s going to be […]
New Guilty Gear title announced at Evolution 2019, Releasing in 2020
After the Tekken 7 Grand Finals at Evolution 2019 this past weekend, Arc System Works and Team RED announced a currently unnamed new Guilty Gear title for estimated release in 2020. Few official details were shared beyond the announcement trailer but the impressions are nothing short of breathtaking. From what could be gleaned in the […]
Big D takes 9th place in Mortal Kombat at Evolution 2019
Rectify Esports continues making waves in the FGC with an outstanding performance at Evolution 2019 from Ryan “Big D” Domenico, taking 9th place in Mortal Kombat 11. In a tournament stacked with killers and nearly 1600 entrants, by far the largest number of entrants ever for a Netherrealm studio fighting game, Big D started his tear […]
Review: They Are Billions
Video games are at the mercy of many different things: the developers, the publishers, the reviewers (like yours truly), and even the players of the game after release. One thing could compromise the goodwill that a game earns and make people question it in the hands of any of these people. Why bring this up? […]
