Stray Gods: A Roleplaying Musical Review – Worthy Of An Encore
Awan Wiharya I’ve played plenty of video games over the years that have both rewarded and punished me for the choices I’ve made, creating this powerful sense of agency in the narrative.…
WrestleQuest Review – Not The Excellence Of Execution
Comedian and HBO host John Oliver once said “wrestling is better than the things you like.” The same can’t always be said of wrestling games, but WrestleQuest, a new role-playing…
The Texas Chain Saw Massacre Review – Thrill Of The Hunt
1974’s The Texas Chain Saw Massacre is a horror landmark. It’s gritty like no other, unflinching in its brutality, and downright terrifying as often as it wants to be. Bringing…
Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew Review – Spectacul-arrrr
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl is an ideal summer movie. The franchise went on to become single-mindedly obsessed with its breakout star, Captain Jack Sparrow,…
Remnant 2 Review – What The Dog Doing?
Remnant 2 is the kind of sequel that improves upon its predecessor in almost every facet. The third-person gunplay has been tightened up and refined, there’s more color and variety…
Disney Illusion Island Review – Mousecapades
Among the best-remembered Disney games are Castle of Illusion and World of Illusion on the Genesis/Mega Drive. In an era when you could expect most Disney games to be of…
Crash Team Rumble Review – A Fresh Spin
There are few games that serve as better examples of the industry’s changing landscape than Crash Team Rumble (CTR). Once a single-player mascot platformer at the height of the genre’s…
Story Of Seasons: A Wonderful Life Review – Putting The Past In “Pastoral”
Much like an axe, sickle, or hoe, nostalgia is a powerful tool. In Story of Seasons: A Wonderful Life, it’s what leads your farmer to return to Forgotten Valley in…
Aliens: Dark Descent Review – They’re In The Walls
There haven’t been many games that have adapted the Aliens name that have managed to capture the essence of what makes many of its early films so captivating. The survival-horror…
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Review – Blame It On The Rain
I have to hand it to the development staff of Rain Code: They are very skilled at completely upending your expectations from the get-go. I certainly expected to be shocked…