Game Reviews

EMPYRE: Lords of the Sea Gates is all about water. An isometric RPG, set in a steampunk apocalypse, where the world has flooded and the survivors split up into city-states. Of course, everything would be fine...

Now I’m often very skeptical when it comes to sequels but even more so when it comes to Monolith sequels. These guys are extremely talented designers and passionate gamers. They have created some of the...

There are no limits to your imagination, and maybe that's why video games can always go the extra mile. But there are still restrictions put in place, and that's what is most important sometimes. In South...

For a few years, my PSP sat unloved and dusty near my computer, I would only charge it now and then to make sure the battery didn't fail. Other than that a sad Darth Vader...

The Neptunia franchise of games has always bent genres and pop-culture references in interesting, strange ways. There have been a few spin-offs by now that have broken into strategy RPG's, action-RPG's, and then the mainline...

There was a time when there were licensed games for any and every movie that came out. The Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis days especially were littered with versions of everything from Judge Dredd to...

America is completely under Nazi control. No, I’m not referring to our current sociopolitical climate, but instead the “alternate history” of Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus. William “B.J.” Blazkowicz is back after his near-death run-in...

Steam has been a perfect platform for Nihon Falcom to release their catalog of games. They’ve released the Ys Series, the Legend of Heroes series, and other games that had not yet made the migration...

2017 has been a year of surprises for me. First, I was taken aback by the beauty and the sheer excellent game design of Horizon: Zero Dawn. Sonic has finally had a great game with...

As a fan of Gust’s RPG catalog, Nights of Azure stood out to me as being a unique action-oriented game unlike any of Gust’s normal offerings. While the original game didn’t exactly hit every mark...

Nintendo's consoles have been known to be squeaky clean for quite some time, so it is very nice to see them branch out now and then with some more adult-leaning titles. This October AKSYS Games...

Sine Mora EX is an extended edition of the original 2012 game Sine Mora. In it you play as a variety of characters, chasing a variety of goals. These vary from revenge to survival and...

I find myself repeating weird patterns with episodic reviews. I'll start with an optimistic episode 1 review, gushing excitingly about how it seeks to reinvent the genre with its brash new ideas and its unusual...

Yono and the Celestial Elephants had my utmost attention from the moment the menu screen appeared. Colorful, eye-pleasing graphics and a catchy menu theme set the stage for the world I was about to explore....

Anyone who reads my Retro Reviews or articles on the site should know pretty well what a huge fan of survival horror I am. I attribute the creation of Resident Evil on the PlayStation for...

Upon it's original, Rogue Trooper was considered a defining classic in the action/adventure genre. Many critics and fans express how this cult classic is a game changer and a vital component in the evolution of...

Growing up scouting was always a big part of my life. I learned plenty of survival skills: how to make shelter, create traps, how to craft splints if you injure yourself, and so forth. Thus,...

Chipped plaster and rotting wood gnaw away at the walls. Pocked cobblestones run from shadow to shadow, swallowed by an empty universe. The Void’s open maw hangs overhead, the stench of death upon its hot...

I rarely purchase games from Xbox Live Arcade, I'm one of those weirdos that needs to have a physical copy for some reason. This O.C.D. of mine has kept me from some amazing games though,...

The Evil Within was what you could consider a rough diamond. Meaning that through it's glaring problems, there was a sustainable and engaging game that offered a refreshing experience from old concepts. I remember 2014...

One anime that I have always wanted to get into is Naruto. I've always thought that the character designs were awesome, and who doesn't love the idea of young ninjas in training? Sadly I've never...

Where Destiny originally failed back in 2014, Destiny 2 has surpassed expectations with flying colors. With a relatively robust campaign and a story that's fleshed out within the game (rather than in some grimoire card...

Capcom was on a roll in the late 90's and early 00's with their survival horror titles, the numbered Resident Evil games were amazing and Shinji Mikami's other franchise was also giving survival horror lovers...

Hey, listen! Did you like Cuphead? Well prepare for Cuphead just with ultraviolence, pretty cyberpunk imagery and plenty of shrugging (it’s in the game). Ruiner is the latest action spectacle from Poland, the same country...

Fighting Fantasy Legends is a computer adaptation of the popular gaming book series Fighting Fantasy.  It's a compilation of three of the FF books; Citadel of Chaos, Warlock of Firetop Mountain and City of Thieves....

Now I'm going to be honest with you, the last "sim" type game that I played and enjoyed was on my Super Nintendo: a little ditty called Sim City. I loved that game, especially when...